The Presbytery of New York, 1738 to 1888

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Presbytery of New York

1738 TO 1888

BY y S. D. ALEXANDER STATED CLERK

NEW YORK

ANSON D. F. RANDOLPH AND COMPANY

3S West Twbnty-Third Street SEnibrrsttg ^rcss: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge. PREFACE.

nr^HIS book can hardly be dignified by the title of a

-*" History of the PRESBYTERY OF New York. It is simply an abstract of history. I have dealt in facts derived from the records of the Presbytery of New York and the various Presbyteries which sprung from it. Its chief value consists in a statement of the changes which have occurred in the various churches organized, received, or dissolved during the century and a half which has elapsed since the first organization of the Presbytery of New York. No attempt has been made to draw inferences from the facts presented, but they are left to speak for themselves.

The Presbyteries which, since the reunion in 1870, have been included in the Presbytery of New York are placed in the order of their organization : the Fourth^ originally

an Associate Reformed Presbytery ; the Third, constituted on the principle of "elective affinity;" and the Second, constituted, at the time of the disruption, by the Old- School Synod of New York.

In such a compilation as this errors must occur, — errors of the compiler and errors in the original records. Every effort has been made to secure correctness in the dates. Vi TREFACE.

Although the histor>' assumes to include the facts up to

May, 1888, }-ct there are a few months which have not come under review. The changes which may take place

in these months will probably be few and immaterial.

These foundations of history are left for a future histo-

rian of a Presbytery that is just fifty years older than our General Assembly.

New York, October, 1SS7. CONTENTS.

Page

The Presbytery of New York, i 738-1809 . . . 3

The Presbytery of New York, 181 0-1870 . . . 35

The Fourth Presbytery of New York, 182 2-1 8 70 87

The Third Presbytery of New York, 1830-18 70 . lOI

The Second Presbytery of New York, 1838-1870 127

The Presbytery of New York, 1870-1888 . . . 141

APPENDIX.

List of Ministers belonging to the Presbytery of New York

from its organization in 1738 to its reorganization in

1809 ; together with the date of their ordination, and the bodies by whom they were ordained .... 155

List of Ministers belonging to the Presbytery of New York

from its reorganization in 1809 to the reunion in 1870, with the date of their ordination 159

List of Ministers belonging to the Presbytery of New York

from 1870 to 1888, with the date of their ordination . 163 Candidates Licensed by the Presbytery of New York up to 1870 167

Licentiates Received from other Presbyteries 1 70 Candidates Licensed by the Presbytery of New York from 1870 to 1888 171 viii CONTENTS. Pace Licentiates Received by the Presbjlery of New York from 1S70 to 1S8S 173 List of Ministers belonging to the Fourth Presbytery of New York from its union with the General Assembly in 1822 to the reunion in 1870 174 Candidates Licensed by the Fourth Presbytery of New York

from its organization in 1822 to the reunion in 1870 . 176

Licentiates Received from other bodies 177 List of Ministers belonging to the Third Presbytery of New

York from its organization in 1830 to the reunion in 1870 178

Candidates Licensed by the Third Presbytery of New York . 182 List of Ministers belonging to the Second Presbytery of New York from the disruption in 1838 to the reunion in 1870 186

List of Candidates Licensed by the Second Presbytery of New York from 183810 1S70 187

Index 191 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 1738-1809. THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

1738-1809.

THE Presbytery of New York was born in times of great excitement and religious fervor, when even the best men in the Church were carried beyond the bounds of Christian meekness and charity in their hot controversies, which at last resulted in a division of the Synod of Philadelphia, then the only Synod of the Church.

The history of these controversies has been fully and ably written, so that it will not be necessary to enter into this subject, save so far as the Presbytery of New York is connected with them. At a meeting of the Synod of Philadelphia, held on the 24th of May, 1738, the following action was taken : —

"The Presbytery of Long Island being reduced so that a quorum cannot statedly meet about business, it is ordered that they be united to the Presbytery of East Jersey, and to be henceforth known by the name of the Presbytery of New York."

The new Presbytery, as thus erected, consisted of the following ministers: JONATHAN DICKINSON, JOHN PlER- SON, Joseph Houston, Nathaniel Hubbell, Ebene- ZER Pemberton, John Nutman, Joseph Webb, Isaac Chalker, Samuel Pumroy, Simon Horton, Joseph Lamb, George Phillips, Sylvanus White, Walter WiLMOT, Silas Leonard, and Aaron Burr. 7

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A brief notice of each of these fathers of the Presbytery

is certainly becoming in a history of that body.

Jonathan Dickinson was the oldest and the most distinguished member of the new Presbytery. He was a native of Hatfield, I\Iass., and a graduate of Yale College in 1706. In 1708 he came to Elizabethtown, N.J., and labored for some months in the surrounding region. So acceptable were his ministrations that he u'as invited to take charge of the Independent Church in Elizabethtown. He accepted this call, and was ordained on the 29th of Septem- ber, 1709, by the consociatcd ministers of Fairfield, Ct., who came on invitation to perform that service. In 171 Mr. Dickinson joined the Presbytery of Philadelphia, and soon after, his Church put itself under the care of Presbytery. Dickinson may be considered the father of the " Adopting Act," and was the great champion of the truth in opposition to the system of English deism then

beginning to spread its pernicious influence in the community. In 1733 the Presbytery of East Jersey was erected, and Dickinson became its acknowledged leader. Afterwards, as a member of the Presbytery of New York, he was prominent in the controversies which shook the Church. Perhaps the crowning work of his life was the part which he took in the establishment of the College of

New Jersey, of which he became the first president. He died October 7, 1747.

John Pierson, the second on the roll of original members, was a son of Abraham Pierson, the first president of Yale College. He graduated at Yale in 1711. In 1714 " Mr. John Pierson, clerk," was called from Connecticut to labor in VVoodbridge, N. J., where he was ordained, April 27, 1717, by the Presbytery of Philadelphia. He remained in Woodbridge until 1753, when he took charge of the Church at Mendham, N. J., where he remained ten THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 5

years, thence removing to Long Island, where he resided on a farm. Mr. Pierson died at the house of his son-in- law, the Rev. Jacob Green, Aug. 23, 1770.

Joseph Houston, the next on the roll, was a native of Ireland, from whence he emigrated to New England. On the 24th of July, 1724, he was taken under the care of the New Castle Presbytery as a probationer; and on the I5tli of October of the same year was ordained and installed by them as pastor of Elk Church, Md. About 1739 or 1740 he was installed pastor of VVallkill Church, N. Y., where he died a few months later.

Nathaniel Hubbell was probably an Englishman by birth. He was graduated at Yale 1723, and was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia before 1727. His field of labor was in the region lying back of Newark, and included the churches of Westfield and Hanover. In 1730 he resigned the charge of Hanover, retaining Westfield until about 1745, when he was dismissed, taking up his resi- dence at Rahway. He afterwards removed to Hunterdon

County, N. J., where he died in 1745.

Ebenezer Pemberton was a most influential member of Presbytery. He was the son of Ebenezer Pemberton, one of the pastors of Boston, and was graduated at Harvard in 1 72 1. On the 9th of August, 1727, he was ordained in Boston, with the view of becoming pastor of the Presby- terian Church in New York, made vacant by the removal of James Anderson. His work was carried on in New York amid many discouragements, and yet with abundant success until 1754, when he accepted a call to the "New Brick Church" in Boston, where he preached until February, 1774. During the war he retired to Andover, where he died September 9, 1779. 6 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

Joseph Webb was the son of the Rev. Joseph Webb, of Fairfield, Ct., one of the founders of Yale College. He was graduated at Yale in 1715. On the 22d of October,

17 19, he was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia, and settled as pastor at Newark. Hitherto this church had been independent, but by an influx of Scotch and of Huguenots this whole community became infused with the leaven of Presbyterianism, and the action of this church in joining the Synod was one of the first results. Mr. Webb continued pastor of the church till 1736, when the relation was dissolved, owing to a difficulty with Colonel Josiah Ogden, a distinguished member of his church, who had been accused of gathering his harvest on the Lord's day to prevent its destruction by rain. Mr. Webb remained in the neighborhood of Newark four years after his dismis- sion. His last appearance in Synod was in 1740. It is said that he and his son were drowned while attempting to cross Saybrook Ferry in Ct., in 1741.

John Nutman is the next name on the roll of Presby- tery. He was a native of Newark, N. J., and was graduated at Yale in 1727. In 1730 he was ordained by the Presbytery of Philadelphia and settled at Hanover, N. J., as successor to Nathaniel Hubbell. He remained in this charge amid many distractions until 1745, when he resigned and engaged in teaching in Newark, where he died Sept. i, 1751. A daughter of Mr. Nutman was the first wife of Jonathan Sergeant and grandmother of the Rev. John Ewing, D.D., of Philadelphia,

Isaac Chalker was born in Connecticut, and was graduated at Yale in 1728. Soon after his licensure he married and removed to Long Island, but how or where he was employed we do not know. In 1734 he was ordained by the Presbytery of East Jersey as pastor of Bethlehem and

Wallkill Churches, N. Y. He left this charge in 1743, and THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 7

in 1744 became pastor of a Congregational Church at Eastbury, Ct., where he died May 28, 1765.

Simon Horton was bom in Boston, and was graduated at

Yale in 1 73 1. In 1734 he was ordained by the Presbytery settled at of East Jersey, and Connecticut Farms, N. J., then recently organized. He remained in this charge until

1746, when he accepted a call to Newtown, L, I. This charge he resigned in 1773, but after the removal of Andrew Bay, his successor, he supplied the Newtown

Church till his death in 1786.

George Phillips, the next on the roll, was a son of the Rev. Samuel Phillips, of Rowley, Mass. He was graduated at Harvard in 1686. From 1693 to 1696 he preached

at Jamaica, L. I., as a licentiate, and from thence he re-

moved to Setauket, L. I., where he was ordained in 1702. He was one of the original members of the Long Island Presbytery. Mr. Phillips died in 1739.

Samuel Pumroy was descended from an old Puritan stock of Northampton, Mass. He was graduated at Yale in 1705. In 1708 he was called to the church in Newtown,

L. I., and accepting the call was ordained at Northampton,

Mass., September 3, 1709. On the 23d of September,

171 5, he was received into the Presbytery of Philadelphia, and in 171 7 was one of the three who constituted the Presbytery of Long Island. The church at Newtown remained independent until 1724, when, a bench of elders being appointed, it became presbyterian. Mr. Pumroy continued in this charge till his death, June 30, 1744.

Joseph Lamb, the next in order, was graduated at Yale in

1 71 7. Nothing is known of his early history. The year he was graduated he was ordained by the Presbytery of Long

Island, and settled at Mattituck, L. I., where he continued 8 THE PRESBYTERY OF NE^V YORK.

nearly a quarter of a century. In 1744 he removed to

Baskingridge, N. J., where he died in 1749. He must have been a man of some influence, as his name is found among the early trustees of the College of New Jersey.

Sylvanus White was the son of the Rev. Ebenezer White, pastor of a Congregational Church at Bridgehamp-

ton, L. I. He was graduated at Harvard in 1723, and was ordained by a Council, Nov. 17, 1727, as pastor of South-

ampton Church, L. I.

Walter Wilmot was born on Long Island, and was graduated at Yale in 1735. He was ordained pastor of the church at Jamaica, April 12, 1738, by the Presbytery of Long Island, a month before that Presbytery was merged into that of New York. His life was a short but useful one, and he died on the 6th of August, 1744.

There is but little known of SiLAS Leonard, another on the roll of Presbytery. He was born in Massachusetts, and belonged to a family who were the great iron-masters in their day. He was graduated at Yale in 1736, and was ordained by the Presbytery of East Jersey in 1738, as pastor of the church at Goshen, N. Y. He died in 1764.

The last of the original members of the Presbytery of

New York is Aaron Burr. He was a class-mate at Yale with Wilmot, and was graduated in 1735. After his licensure he went to New Jersey and supplied the church at Han- over. While there he was invited to Newark to succeed Webb. After preaching there a year he was ordained and installed by the Presbytery of East Jersey, Jan. 25, 1738. On the death of Dickinson, the oldest ordained minister of the Presbytery of New York, Aaron Burr, the youngest member, was appointed to succeed him as president of the College of New Jersey. ;

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From these brief sketches of the original members of the Presbytery of New York, we learn that twelve were graduates of Yale College, and three of Harvard ; and one, Joseph Houston, probably received a liberal education before leaving Ireland. All these men were of high Christian character, and some of them were the wisest and most conservative men in the church, especially Dickinson, of whom Dr. Sprague writes, " It may be doubted whether, with the single exception of the elder Edwards, Calvinism has ever found an abler or more efficient champion in this country." These were the men who now addressed themselves, in their sphere, to the upbuilding, training, and government of the Presbyterian Church, soon to be shaken with unhappy conflicts.

It is a great misfortune that the records of the Presby- j tery of New York from its origin to May, 1775, are irrevo- I cably lost, as well as those of the Presbyteries of Long Island and of East Jersey. Our chief resource must there-

j fore be the records of the Synods of Philadelphia, New I York, and New York and Philadelphia. ;

the erection of the Presbytery of it con- On New York I sisted of sixteen ministers, as noticed above, and fourteen churches, namely, VVoodbridge, Hanover, Elizabethtown, Westfield, Newark, and Connecticut Farms, in New Jersey

Wallkill, Bethlehem, and Goshen, in and about the High- •-* lands of New York ; and Jamaica, Newtown, Setauket and y

Mattituck, on Long Island ; and New York City. The ' churches of Elizabethtown and Newark, and those on Long Island were originally Congregational in their government; the rest were of Presbyterian origin. In 1729 the Adopting Act was passed by the Synod of Philadelphia, by the terms of which all members of Synod and all candidates asking admission to Presbyteries were required to assent to the Westminster Confession of Faith.

Here was the beginning of troubles in the church. It is lO THE rRESB\'TERV OF NEW YORK.

not within our province to enlarge on the history of these troubles, but from this point they began to accumulate. In 1734, Gilbert Tennent introduced into the Synod an overture on the more careful examination of candidates for the ministry and for admission to the Lord's Supper, which met the hearty approbation of all, and a solemn " admoni- tion " to the churches was passed. The next year the subject was again introduced, and the Presbyteries were

strongly exhorted, in view of its importance, to exact com- pliance with the Synod's action. In 1736, at the examination of David Cowell for ordination, by a committee of the Presbytery of Philadelphia, some of his views were unsatis-

factory to Gilbert Tennent, who wrote to Cowell, but still

remained dissatisfied ; and at the meeting of Synod in 1738 he brought the subject forward, but without gaining what

he sought. He was still more offended when Synod J directed that all candidates should be examined by their own committee, — casting, as he thought, a slur upon his father's school at Neshaminy. This was a subject of constant irritation for several years, and many of the most influential ministers in the church warmly sympathized with Mr. Tennent. It was while the church was in this state of ferment, that the Presbyteries of New York and New Brunswick were erected. It will be impossible to go into details in reference to

this controversy, and therefore we confine ourselves to its connection with the Presbytery of New York.

In 1 74 1 the Presbytery of New Brunswick and some ministers adhering to them were excluded or withdrew from Synod. How the Presbytery of New York stood in this matter may be learned from their first official action

at a meeting held at Newark, N. J., on the 15th of May, 1743. At that meeting an overture was adopted and sent up to the Synod of that year. The year previous Dickin- son, Pierson, Pemberton, and Horton, of the Presbytery of New York, and others, protested against the exclusion of THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. II

the New Brunswick party; but the overture now under consideration was the first action of the Presbytery in its official capacity. The overture first asks that the action excluding the Presbytery of New Brunswick be withdrawn, because there had not been a deliberate vote of the Synod founded upon a distinct hearing of the case. Its second point was in reference to the education of candidates for the ministry, proposing that, in order to heal differences, those who had been privately educated should submit to examination according to the former order of the Synod, or be sent to one of the New England colleges, where they should remain at least one year before taking a degree. The third point referred to itinerant preaching, suggesting that there should be a free interchange of pulpits among

the brethren of the Synod, and a discouragement of all separate meetings tending to schism or confusion. The fourth point referred to the manner of treating irregularities in doc-

trine, or in manner of preaching and life. The fifth point

recommended that all former differences should be henceforth buried in oblivion. And the last point insisted upon the absolute necessity of " union and good agreement." This overture of the New York brethren was intended to heal all the differences, but it was unanimously rejected. In consequence of this action Messrs. Dickinson, Pierson, and Pemberton presented a paper in which they claimed that the New Brunswick Presbytery and their adherents had as much right to sit in Synod as they themselves had, and that so long as these brethren were excluded they could not see their way clear to sit as members. At the same time Mr. Burr, in a communication to the New Brunswick brethren, endeavored to bring them back by inducing them to submit to the Synod in certain particulars. At the next meeting of Synod, in 1744, the Presbytery of New York was not represented, but in 1745 Messrs. Dickinson and Pemberton, in the name of the Presbytery and by a commission from them, asked the Synod to 12 THE TRESBYTERV OF NEW YORK.

appoint a committee of conference who should prepare an

overture by which all differences between them and the Synod should be removed. This committee was appointed and subsequently made an elaborate report. The members of the New York Presbytery immediately answered that they could not accept the plan proposed for the settlement of their difficulties, and therefore as commissioners of the Presbytery of New York, they asked for a copy to present to their Presbytery. They also asked Synod to erect another Synod under the name of the Synod of New York; and their reason for wishing the Synod to take this action was to avoid any appearance of opposition, and that the two Synods might act in concert and maintain a spirit of love and brotherly kindness to each other. The Synod in answering this request deplores the existence of unhappy divisions, and although they see no just grounds for their withdrawal, yet as it seems inevitable, they desire to maintain a Christian fellowship with their departing brethren. The request of the New York Pres- bytery was granted. The next year the two Synods met as separate bodies, and continued distinct until 1758, when they were re-united. The period we have had under review, although one of conflict and division, was nevertheless one of great spiritual awakening; and the churches of the New York Presbytery shared in the blessing. As early as 1739, about eighteen months after Mr. Burr's settlement at Newark, a remarkable awakening occurred in his congregation. It began among the young people in the summer and continued to increase until the next spring, when it became general, embracing all ages and classes. In the succeeding autumn, the Rev. George Whitefield, at the invitation of Burr, visited Newark, In his Journal, speaking of the visit, he writes, " Preached to a considerable congregation, but with little influence. However, at night the Lord manifested forth his glory. In coming down to THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 13 family prayer where I lodged, and perceiving many young men around me, my very soul was, as it were, melted down with concern for them. After singing I gave a word of exhortation. But how did the Word fall like a hammer and " like fire ! what a weeping was there ! During all this time the neighboring congregation at Elizabethtown seemed to be totally unconcerned. Just as the revival at Newark began to languish God made use of " a plain practical sermon, without any special liveliness or vigor," preached by Mr. Dickinson, to set the whole community in a blaze, and many were joined to the Lord. Mr. Dickinson, in a letter to Mr. Foxcroft, of London, written just at this time, says, " I have still the comfortable news to inform you of, that there is yet a great revival of religion in these parts. I have had more young people address me for direction in their spiritual concerns within three months than in thirty years before." The blessed influence extended also to the churches of the Presbytery on Long Island. In 1740 Whitefield visited the church at Jamaica, then under the charge of Mr. Wilmot, and gracious influences followed. So great was the movement that the Rev. Thomas Colgan, the Church of England missionary at Jamaica, in writing home says, " Some itinerant enthusiastical teachers have of late been preaching on this island, the notorious Mr. Whitefield being at the head of them, and among other pernicious tenets, have broached such false and erroneous opinions concerning the doctrine of Regeneration as tend to the destruction of true religion and a holy and virtuous life." The church in New York City was not left without a witness in these days of revival. Whitefield visited New York in November, 1739, and preached one Sabbath evening in the Presbyterian Church, having in the afternoon preached in the " fields." Pemberton afterwards wrote to him that " he had left the town under a universal concern." He visited New York again in October, 1740, and the / ;

14 THE PRESBYTERV OF NEW YORK. effects of his preaching were powerful. Little children followed Mr. Pcmberton to his house wecpinj^ and anxiously concerned about their souls. Mr. Pemberton was assisted in this revival by his fellow-presbyters, Burr, and Leonard, of Goshen, and by the Tcnncnts and others of the New Brunswick Presbytery.

This period of history would be incomplete if we omitted the part taken by the Presbytery of New York in the establishment of the College of New Jersey. Before the division of the Synod an effort was made to found a school for the education of candidates for the ministry. Messrs. Dickin- son and Pemberton were the originators of this movement, and as early as 1739 introduced into the Synod an overture to that effect. This plan of united action was frus- trated by the troubles which then agitated the Church but an academy was established at New London, Pa., under the auspices of the Presbyteries of Philadelphia, New Castle, and Donegal, in 1743, which became famous.

The New York Presbytery took no part in this, and it was not until after the division of the Synod that they again moved in this direction. In 1745 Messrs. Dickinson, Pier- son, Pemberton, and Burr petitioned Governor Morris, of New Jersey, to grant them a charter for a college, which was refused. After the death of Governor Morris, John Hamil- ton became president of the Council of New Jersey, and acting Governor, and the petition for a charter was renewed. This request was granted, and the charter passed the great seal, and Messrs. Dickinson, Pierson, and Pember- ton, and others whose names have not come down to us were appointed the first Board of Trustees. Whether the Presbytery of New York took any official action in the case in authorizing these brethren to petition for a charter cannot be known, on account of the loss of their records of that period. But there is no doubt that the whole plan originated with members of the Presbytery of New York; and some of them became the first corporators, and one 5

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of them the first president. In 1748 a new charter was granted by Governor Belcher, with the same trustees, but with others added from the Synod of Philadelphia, among whom were William and Gilbert Tennent, who now entered heartily into the scheme, their father's school at Neshaminy being out of the way.

During the thirteen years of " schism," as it has been called, between 1745 and 1758, there is little to record except the changes and growth of the Church. In 1748 Azariah Horton, a brother of Simon, who had been ordained by the Presbytery of New York in 1740, and who had been laboring successfully among the Indians on Long Island, became pastor of the church at South Hanover, In N. J., which had been set off from Hanover. 1742

Timothy Johnes went to Morristown, N. J., collected a congregation, and was ordained their pastor in 1743. In the same year Eliab Byram took charge of the church at Rocsiticus, now Mendham, which had been transferred from the Presbytery of New Brunswick. In 1742 David Brainerd entered upon his short but brilliant missionary work among the Indians. In 1746 Jacob Green was ordained and settled at Hanover. In 1745 David Bost- wick succeeded Walter Wilmot at Jamaica, being ordained on the 9th of October by the Presbytery of New York. In 1746 Simon Horton, pastor at Connecticut Farms, succeeded Pumroy at Newtown, L. I. In 1749 Aaron Rich- ards was ordained and installed at Railway. On the death of Dickinson, in 1747, Aaron Burr succeeded him as president of. the College of New Jersey, and John Brainerd took

his place at Newark, where he remained till 1755. John Grant was ordained in 1746, and became pastor at West- fidd. In 1746 Timothy Symmes, Avho had been preach-

ing at Acquebogue, L. I., was settled at Connecticut Farms. Caleb Smith was licensed in 1747, and in 1748 was ordained over the church at Orange Mountain, which had now put itself under the care of Presbytery. In 1750 6

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Daniel Thane, a graduate of the first class at the College of New Jersey, succeeded Symmes at Connecticut Farms, was ordained and settled at Bloomingrove, N. Y. In the same year Jonathan Elmer became pastor of the church at

I New Providence, which had been received from the Pres- bytery of New Brunswick. Alexander Cumming was the same year settled as colleague to Pemberton in New York. Elihu Spencer, who had been laboring among the Oneida Indians, succeeded Dickinson at Elizabethtown in 1750. John Mofifat was ordained and settled at Wallkill in 1751. In 1753 Pemberton resigned his charge in New York, and Pierson resigned his charge at Woodbridge, and succeeded Byram at IMendham. Nathaniel Whitaker, who had been ordained in 1752, succeeded Mr. Pierson at Woodbridge, and was installed Dec. 10, 1755. He resigned the charge in 1759 or 1760. On the 14th of September, 1757, the Rev. Abraham Keteltas was installed pastor at Elizabeth- where he remained until 1761, when he resigned his itown,charge. He soon after withdrew from Presbytery. In March, 1759, the Rev. Bcnj. Woodruff was installed pastor

of the church at Westfield, N. J., where he continued for forty-four years, honored and beloved by all. Dissensions which had long existed in the church of New York having resulted in the resignation of Ebenezer Pemberton, the congregation immediately wrote to the Rev. Joseph Bellamy, of Bethlehem, Ct., asking him to visit New York, preach for them, and aid them in their present difficulties with his counsel and advice. Accepting their invitation, he came to New York, and so greatly were the people pleased with him that they gave him a call to be their pastor. Although the call was said to be unanimous, yet there were a number of the congregation who opposed his coming, and Mr. Bellamy declined the call. The church in New York were not satisfied with this refusal, and extended to him another call, with urgent reasons why he should accept. The congregation was THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 1/

aided by the importunities of his brethren ; but after the most mature and earnest consideration he finally declined the call on the i8th of July, 1754. After hearing many candidates, the congregation, on the recommendation of Mr. Bellamy, gave a call to the Rev. David McGregorie, of Londonderry, N. H., which he also declined. P'inally, in July, 1755, they united in a call to the Rev. David Bostwick, of Jamaica. The Presbytery of New York, not being clear in the matter of translating Mr. Bostwick, referred the case to the Synod, who appointed a committee to visit Jamaica, confer with Mr, Bostwick and his people, and decide the case. This committee met at Jamaica Oct. 29, 1755, and after spending three days in the consideration

of the subject, adjourned to meet at Princeton, N. J., on the 14th of April, 1756. They met according to adjournment, and after two days of careful consideration came to the conclusion that Mr. Bostwick should accept the call to New

York, and they so reported to the Synod at its meeting in May. Soon after, Mr. Bostwick was installed at New York. We find a number of ministers belonging to the Presby- tery of New York during this period who were not per- manently settled, or who had charges abroad. Robert Sturgeon preached for some years at Bedford, N, Y. Nathaniel Tucker was ordained in 1747, and died the same year. James Davenport, the eccentric and brilliant pastor of Long Island, joined the Presbytery in 1748, with the view of settling at Connecticut Farms, but ill health pre- vented. Chauncey Graham preached at Fishkill, N. Y.,

in 1 75 1, and was perhaps the settled pastor. John Smith, who was ordained by an association in 1729, and preached at Rye and White Plains, joined the Presbytery in 1752. Hugh Knox was ordained in 1755, and became pastor of a Reformed Dutch Church in the island of Saba. John Maltby was ordained in 1754, and became pastor of a church in Bermuda. Timothy Allen preached at Wood- bridge from 1753 to 1755. 8

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In 1758 the division of the church which had existed for thirteen years was healed, and the Synods of Philadelphia and New York were reunited under the title of " The Synod of New York and Philadelphia." In the readjustment of

Presbyteries, that of New York remained as it was. The old leaders of the Presbytery were all gone. Dickinson and Burr were dead, Pemberton had removed to Boston, and Pierson, though still living, had reached his threescore years and ten. But new men were coming on to take the place of the fathers. The college at Princeton was fulfill- ing the hopes of its founders, and was each year sending out ministers well equipped for their work. It was a time of great increase of the Church, not so much in this Presbytery, as in the southern and western field ; and the best men in the various presbyteries were sent out by the Synod to perform missionary work in these destitute regions, their pulpits being supplied by the Synod during their absence. In 1758 the Rev. Abner Brush was ordained and installed pastor of the church at Goshen,

N. Y. He remained in this charge till 1766, when he resigned. In 1759, John Brainerd, who had been for some years at Newark, determined to take up the work among the Indians which his brother had so successfully inaugu- rated. He asked the advice of the Synod, and "received a favorable response. He accordingly resigned his charge at Newark, and entered upon the work which he continued through life. His place in Newark was supplied by a young man just from Princeton; for he was in the first class that graduated after the removal of the college to that place. Alexander McWhorter was a native of New Castle, Delaware, and was graduated in 1757. On the 3d of August, 1758, he was licensed by the Presbytery of New Brunswick, and on the 4th of July ensuing was ordained with a view to missionary work in the South. But receiving a call to the church in Newark, made vacant by the retirement of John Brainerd, he accepted, and was installed 9

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the same summer by the Presbytery of New York. Mc- Whorter, on entering upon his work, found the congregation in the midst of great pecuniary difficulties, which kept the community in agitation for a number of years. Dr. McWhorter in his century sermon says that " both parties wisely determined that their minister should not be called in, but secluded from these disputes, and therefore he never interested himself in them or had anything to do with them." Dr. McWhorter was one of the most eminent and useful men of his day. The church in New York was at this time passing through great trials, which we do not propose to narrate, as they belong to the history of an individual church. In 1762, the Rev. Joseph Treat was appointed the colleague of David Bostwick. In 1763 Mr. Bostwick died, but his place was soon filled by one who equalled, and in some points surpassed, all who had been before him in the Presbytery. On the 4th of September the Rev. John Rodgers, who had been pastor at St. Georges, in Dela- ware, was installed as colleague of Joseph Treat. A powerful revival began immediately after his entrance upon his work, and so greatly did the congregation increase that a new church became necessary, and the foun- dation for the Brick Church was laid in 1766, and the house was opened in 1768. These two men, Rodgers and McWhorter, are specially noticed because they were in prominent churches, and because of their subsequent eminence in the Church. But during the period under review there were many in the Presbytery of New York who were workmen who needed not to be ashamed. Jacob Green at Hanover, James Caldwell at Elizabethtown, Nathan Ker at Springfield, afterwards at Goshen, and Azel Roe at Woodbridge, were all men of mark in their day, and some of them martyrs in their country's cause. The Rev. William Mills was installed at Jamaica in 20 THE PRESBYTERY OF NE\Y YORK.

1762, where he ministered until his death, which occurred in 1774. In 1764 the Rev. Francis Peppard was installed at

Hanover, continuing in that charge till 1766, when he succeeded Enos Ayrcs, at Bethlehem. In 1765 the Rev. James Tuttle was ordained and installed as the first pastor of Rockaway and Parsippany Churches. In the interval between the reunion of the Synods and the Revolutionary War, the number of churches in the Presbytery was not greatly increased. Springfield, Par- sippany, and Succasunna, in New Jersey, and Florida, New Windsor, and Warwick, in New York, include them all. But in many of the churches there were gracious out- pourings of the Spirit, and a great increase in the number of communicants. In 1767 the Presbytery of New York sent up to the Synod an overture on the subject of raising funds for missionary purposes, the whole sum contributed for such purposes during the year having amounted to but forty- four pounds, fifteen shillings. In the overture they recommend that there shall be annual collections in all the

churches ; that each Presbytery shall appoint a treasurer, who shall report to a general treasurer to be appointed by the Synod ; and that a full account of the collections and disbursements shall each year be printed and sent down to the churches. This is perhaps the first approach to the modern Boards which now control this whole matter. The Rev. Alexander Miller took charge of a church in Schenectady, New York, in 1771, but during the distraction of the war his congregation dispersed, and he was compelled to leave the field. In 1773 the Rev. John Close became pastor of the church at New Windsor, N. Y., where he remained until 1796, when he resigned. THE TRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 21

In 1774 the Rev. Jacob Van Artsdalen was installed pastor of the Springfield Church, where he remained till

1 801, when, forced by ill health he was compelled to resign his charge. The extant records of the Presbytery of New York commence with a fragment concerning a meeting held in New York on Monday evening, May 22, 1775. This session was chiefly occupied with the case of the Rev. Andrew Bay of Newtown, Long Island, whom his people had asked to resign. After hearing the case they adjourned to meet at Newtown on the 20th of June. At that meeting the relation of Mr. Bay with the church was dissolved. The case has no special interest which requires further notice. At the October meeting of the same year, a complaint was brought in against the Rev. James Caldwell, pastor of the church at Elizabethtown, N. J., by several members of his church, charging him with teaching erroneous doctrine in a sermon he had recently preached. After the most careful examination, Presbytery decided that the complain- ants had no just ground of complaint. During the Revolutionary War, the churches in the Presbytery were greatly distracted by the incursions of the enemy. Some of them were for the time disbanded, and their pastors entered the army. In no part of the country were there warmer patriots than were found among the ministers of the Presbytery of New York. Dr. Rodg- ers, forced to leave his post in New York, became chaplain, first of Heath's brigade, and then of the convention of the State, and of the Council of Safety. McWhortcr, of Newark, was at the battle of Trenton, having gone on to consult with Washington about the defence of the State. In 1778, at the solicitation of General Knox he acted as chaplain while the army lay at White Plains. Azel Roe, of Woodbridge, was a prisoner in the Sugar House at New- York. Caldwell, of Elizabethtown, was specially obnoxious 22 THE rRESBVTERY OF NEW YORK. to the cncm)', who burned his church, and shot his wife; and he himself was murdered by a drunken soldier in 1781. No church suftcrcd more than that of Salem, N. Y., which had been organized in 1769. Their edifice, which was just completed in 1775, was burned to the ground, but was speedily re-erected. They were unable to procure a pastor till July, 1789, when the Rev. John Warford was installed.

It is surprising how little is recorded in the minutes of Presbytery during the war of the troubles in which they were involved; were it not for the record of fast-days " in view of the present state of afiairs " it could never be gathered from their action that the country was engaged in a terrible struggle for life. The Presbytery held a meeting a month after the battle of Lexington, when the whole countrj'was in a blaze of excitement, and yet their minutes are absolutely silent on the subject.

Under date of October 18, 1779,. the Rev. Jacob Green, pastor of the church at Hanover, N. J., where he had been settled for thirty years, addressed a letter to the Presbytery signifying his withdrawal from that body, and giving his reasons for that course founded upon certain actions of the

Synod. He first objects to their authoritative method of " ordering, appointing, and requiring, instead of recom- mending and desiring." He objects to their assumption of legislative power, by enacting laws which bind the con- sciences of men, which he holds to be against the great Protestant principle " that Christ has left no legislative power in the Church." He objects to the appointment by Synod of ministers to labor in distant points of the Church without asking their consent, and censuring them severely

if they do not comply with their appointments ; also in ordering (not desiring) them to take up contributions for

certain objects ; claiming the power to liberate ministers from their charges without the consent of the people. He objects to the order that candidates shall study a year after THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 23 graduation before they can be licensed, which he holds to be a double imposition, — requiring a degree, and one year's study before they can preach. He objects to the order requiring licentiates to write out in full their sermons and show them to some minister before they are at liberty to preach them, which he thinks takes away the liberty, and in some instances contradicts the judgments and conscience of the candidate. He objects to the Synod's enjoining upon ministers the keeping of registers of marriages, births, and baptisms, not only on account of the authoritative way in which it is ordered, but because he considers it impossible for any minister to know of all the births in his congregation. He objects to the use by the Synod of the authoritative word " enjoin " instead of " advise " when directing ministers not to read their sermons when they preach. In conclusion, Mr. Green objects to the reception of the Westminster Confession of Faith, Catechisms, and Directory, without the liberty to make exception or explanation, and the injunction to teach and preach according to them.

The sum of his objections to the Synod is that these things bear too hard upon that important fundamental principle of all Protestants, " that Christ has not left in his Church legislative, but only an executive power." The withdrawal of Mr. Green was followed on the same day by that of the Rev. Joseph Grover, pastor of the Par- sippany Church, with his reasons given in brief, and on the 3d day of May by that of the Rev. Amzi Lewis, pastor 1a ( s/' • l/^^f^-^ I of the Florida Church, and Ebenezer Bradford of Succa- sunna. These were comparatively young men, who followed the lead of the Nestor of the Presbytery. The Presbytery, considering that the churches to which these withdrawing members ministered were still under 9> •'^ their fostering care, appointed committees to visit and M explain to them the nature of Presbyterian government as held and exercised by the Presbytery, and to ask them whether they chose to remain under the care of Presbytery 24 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. or follow their ministers. I do not find that any of these churches at that time withdrew. At the same meeting the Rev. James Caldwell was appointed to write to the seceding members, declaring to them the great concern of Presbytery for the breach made by their departure, and to desire them seriously to recon- sider their action, and cordially to assure them that if they could show any instance in which the Presbytery in principle or practice had gone beyond the line of duty or the authority derived from Scripture, they w^ould deliberately consider it, and thought they could show that they did not hold any principles that would justify separation from them. This letter was sent, and an answer received in an official form from the Presbytery which they had now constituted, in which they say that they cannot see the way clear to retrace their steps. ^ihi-e. ^-.^.-Iz^ The Presbytery thus formed w'as called the Morris Pres- bytery, which was the first of a number of associated Presbyteries afterwards erected. From the year 1775 to the reorganization of the Presby- tery in 1809, the Presbytery of New York licensed t^venty- seven candidates, ordained and installed twenty-one pastors, installed fifteen, and ordained sine titulo five. The history of the Presbytery during this period can best be shown by brief notices of some of these changes. In April, 1775, Mathias Burnet was ordained and installed at Jamaica, where he preached undisturbed throughout the Revolution. His pastoral relation was dissolved Nov. 2, 1785. In October, 1776, the Rev. Amzi Lewis who had been ordained in 1772, resigned his charge at War^vick on account of inadequate support. He retained the charge of the Florida Church until his secession in 1779. In June the Rev. Andrew King was ordained and installed over that church. In 1785 John McDonald was ordained and installed pastor at Albany, that church having been set off to the Presby- tery of New York. It was comparatively an old church, ;

THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 2$ having been organized in 1763, if not before. In 1768 it was supplied by the Rev. Andrew Bay for six years, but during the Revolution it became disorganized, the people scattered, and Mr. Bay removed to Newtown, N. Y. It remained without a pastor until the installation of Mr. McDonald. On June 14, 1786, the Rev. William Linn was installed pastor at Elizabethtown, where he remained but four months, having accepted a call to the Reformed Dutch Church in New York. This was a serious blow to the church, which had hardly recovered from the effects of the war and the death of Mr. Caldwell, although it had been faithfully served for several years by the Rev. James F. Armstrong, a member of the New Brunswick Presbytery. In 1787 the Rev. Lemuel Fordham was ordained and installed at Succasunna and Roxbury, where he remained for twelve years. After the resignation of Dr. Linn the church at Elizabeth- town remained without a pastor until September 9, 1788, when David Austin was ordained and installed. As early as 1 79 1 Mr. Austin began to take a special interest in pro- phetic studies ; and from that point his mind became more and more unbalanced, and his erratic preaching and publi- cations produced a great ferment in the congregation and community. In 1797 his case was brought into Presbytery and occupied much of its attention. On the 3d of May of that year Mr. Austin was asked whether he concurred in the application for a dissolution of his pastoral relation upon which he renounced the jurisdiction of Presbytery and withdrew. The Presbytery thereupon dissolved the pastoral relation, and adopted a paper in relation to Mr. Austin's aberration. The case came up several times in the next five years, but it is not necessary to enlarge upon it further. On the 14th of August, 1788, John Young was ordained and installed at Schenectady and Carrie's Bush, N. Y. 26 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

This church had been gathered soon after the settlement of the town in 1761, and was set off from the Presbytery of Dutchess to that of New York. On the loth of Febru- ary, 1788, Peter Fish was ordained and installed at Con- necticut Farms, where he remained nine years. In May, 1789, the Rev. George Faitoute was called to Jamaica, to succeed Dr. Burnet. The Synod, in erecting the Presbytery of Suffolk, had directed that such members of the Presbytery of New York as resided on Long Island might by their own choice join that Presbytery. On

account of this action of the Synod it had been a dispute for some time to which Presbytery the church at Jamaica belonged. The question was settled by the Synod at its

meeting in October, 1789, by annexing it to the Presbytery of New York. Soon after, Mr. Faitoute was installed by that Presbytery. He remained the faithful pastor of this

church until his death in 181 5. At a meeting of Presbytery held Nov. 12, 1788, at the

request of the church at Harpersficld, it was decided to install the Rev. John Lindsley on the second Wednesday of the next September. We have no record of such installation, but he certainly ministered to that people for several years after the church had been transferred to the Presbytery of Albany. On the 1st of December, 1789, Rev. John McKnight was installed colleague pastor with Dr. Rodgers, in New York. He continued in this charge until April, 1809, when he was released. In 1792 Dr. McKnight being unable to fulfil all

his duties on account of ill health, and the congregation

being greatly enlarged, it was resolved to call a third minister; Samuel Miller of Delaware was called, and on the 5th of February was ordained and installed as colleague to Drs. Rodgers and McKnight. Dr. Miller remained in

this charge admired and honored until 18 13, when he was elected by the General Assembly professor in the Theo-

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a licentiate from Connecticut, was In 1 79 1 Calvin White, ordained and installed pastor at Hanover. On account of troubles in the congregation he was released from his charge in 1795. In the same year Amzi Armstrong, the father of the Secretary of the American Rev. William J. Armstrong, Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, succeeded John Joline at Mendham, where he was ordained and installed. And in January, 1791, Aaron C. Collins was ordained and installed at Morristown, as colleague pastor with Dr. Johnes. In 1793 Mr. Collins was released from his charge and deposed from the ministry, but was restored in 1808. On the 14th of October, 1794, Henry Cook was ordained and installed pastor of the Second Church at Woodbridge. This church was organized shortly after 1755. It afterwards became the church of Metuchen. John J. Carle was ordained and installed at Rockaway on the 5th of Febru- ary, 1793, but was released from his charge in October following. On the 1st of May, 1795, James Richards was ordained and installed at Morristown, where he proved of eminent service in harmonizing differences, and ministering to that large and scattered congregation. He was blessed with three revivals during his ministry in this place. He remained here until 1809, when he was called to succeed Dr. Griffin at Newark. On the 13th of December, 1796, the Rev. Aaron Condict was installed pastor at South Hanover, where he remained for thirty-five years, when he resigned on account of ill health. His ministry was eminently successful. On the 28th of August, 1793, Jonathan Freeman was installed pastor of Hopewell. In 1800 the church at Orange becoming vacant the Rev. Edward Dorr Griffin, who was visiting in New Jersey, was invited to supply them for the winter, and so great was his 28 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. success that fifty were added to the church. Soon after his return to his home in New Hartford, Ct., he received a pressing call from the church in Newark, to settle as col- leajiue of the venerable Dr. McWhorter. This call he accepted, and he was installed October 20, 1801. Dr. Griffin was a man the splendor of whose gifts and the power of whose eloquence elevated him to the highest rank of American preachers. Dr. Griffin's ministry was abundantly successful in Newark, and in one revival in 1807 two hundred persons joined his church. In 1809 his pastoral relation with the church was dissolved, he having accepted a professorship at Andover Theological Semi- nary, then just established.

Iri 1793 James G. Force was ordained and installed at New Providence, where he remained till 1804, when he was deposed. He was afterwards restored. In 1796 Robert Hett Chapman was ordained and installed at Rahway, where he continued till 1799. The Rev. Samuel Smith was installed pastor at Connecticut Farms, Oct. 7, 1800. His pastorate was a short one, he dying about a year after his installation. The Rev. John Giles was installed at Elizabethtov.'n June 24, 1800, but was released the following October. He was succeeded by Henry Kollock, who was ordained and installed in December. In 1803 Mr. Kollock resigned, having accepted a professorship in the college at Princeton. Mr. Kollock "was one of the most ornate yet vehement orators whom our country has produced."

In 1 80 1 the Rev. Asa Hillyer was released from South Hanover and installed at Orangedale. In 1802 Buckley Carll was installed at Rahway, he having been previously settled at Pittsgrove, N. J. The same year the Rev. Matthew La Rue Perrine was received from New Bruns- wick Presbytery and installed at South Hanover, where he remained till his removal to New York in 181 1.

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Rev. Elias Riggs while he was a licentiate ; but on the 2d of August, 1802, he was ordained and installed. He remained in this charge until 1807, when he removed to New Providence and became pastor of that church. Here he remained till the end of his life. The Rev. Gershom Williams was installed at Springfield Aug. 30, 1803. In 1804, John McDowell was ordained and installed December 26 at Elizabethtown, succeeding the Rev. Henry Kollock. Dr. McDowell was one of the most faithful, judicious, and successful ministers in the Presbytery of New York. The Rutgers St. Church, New York City, was established in 1796 and a building erected in 1798, and in 1805 the Rev. Philip Milledoler, of Philadelphia, was called to be and was installed Apr. their pastor. He accepted, 24, , in York were still united 1806. The three churches New j as a collegiate charge, and remained so until 1809. On the 27th of December, 1808, Barnabas King was

ordained and installed at Rockaway, N. J., which had been vacant for some time. The next year he divided his time with Sparta. When Mr. King went to Rockaway the church was almost extinct, but by faithful labor in less than two years eighty converts were added to its rolls.

On the 26th of April, 1809, the Rev. John B. Romeyn !

was installed pastor of Cedar St. Church, New York, which 1 had been taken under the care of Presbytery the preceding year. On the 28th of June, 1809, the Rev. John McNeice was installed pastor of the Irish Church, which had been received by the Presbytery the preceding October. On the 14th of Eliphalet Price was November, 1809, Mr. | ordained and installed as pastor of the City of Jersey (now Jersey City) Church. 30 THE PRESBYTERY OF NE\V YORK.

In 1809 the Rev. Samuel Fisher was installed at Morris- town, N. J. At the meeting of Synod in 1790 the Presbytery of

Albany was erected. Most of its churches were transferred to it from the Presbytery of New York. Of this number were Albany, Cherry Valley, Johnstown, New Scotland, Harpersfield, Ballston, East Ballston, Cambridge, Kingsbury, Schenectady, Currie's Bush, and Remsen's Bush. Most of these were feeble bodies, and two years earlier all but three were vacant. William Schenck was at Ballston, John Warford at Salem, and John McDonald at Albany, and tvvo of these were only supplies. In 1795 the Synod dissolved the Presbytery of Dutchess, and erected the Presbytery of Hudson. Nathan Ker of Goshen, Andrew King of Warwick, John Joline of Florida, and Jonathan Freeman of Hopewell, with their churches, were set off from the New York Presbytery to that of Hudson. At the April meeting in 1804 the deplorable condition of Sussex Co., N. J., and the adjacent parts of the State of New York, was brought to the notice of Presbytery. It was stated that very large portions of these districts, containing a population of from thirty to forty thousand, had no stated and regular preaching, and that on account of the broken character of the country it was impossible to supply the destitution except by itinerants. In view of this destitution Presbytery resolved to supply a part of this district for four months with missionary labors and the gratuitous distribution of books ; and to carry out their purpose they instructed their Commissioners to the General Assembly to solicit from that body the necessary means. The subject of educating young men for the ministry had long been under consideration by the Presbytery, but at its meeting on the 2d of October, 1805, it took definite action, in considering a paper sent down from the General Assembly. The want of ministers had become a growing 1

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and alarming evil. The Presbytery therefore resolved immediately to endeavor by annual collections in all the churches, by subscriptions from wealthy and charitable individuals, and from any other available source, to furnish the necessary aid for such young men as might be found.

And still further to advance the work a Standing Commit- tee was appointed to look out for pious and promising young men, examine their qualifications, give direction concerning their academical and theological studies, and in general to do all those things which should be necessary towards completing their education. The committee as first constituted consisted of Drs. McWhorter, Miller, Hillyer, and Griffin, ministers, and Col. Henry Rutgers of N. Y., David D. Crane of Newark, James Stevenson of Morristown, Dr. Melancthon Freeman of Woodbridge, and William Steele of Springfield, elders. Dr. Miller and Mr. Griffin were appointed to draught an address to pious parents and to pious youth on this important subject.

This committee entered upon its work, and continued ' with more or less success until the reorganization of the in consider this as Presbytery 1809. We may the germ of \ our Education Societies and Boards.

1 ^ The first movement for a division of the Presbytery was

made at their meeting held at Springfield, N. J., Oct. 5, 1809. The Synod at its meeting thus defines the bounds of the New Presbytery: "That so much of the Presbytery of New York as lies east of the Hudson River and south of the towns of Bedford, Yorktown, and Peekskill in West- chester County, and so much of the Presbytery of Long Island as lies west of Hempstead Plains, including the Rev. Dr. John Rodgers, Mr. George Faitoute, Mr. Nathan Woodhull, Mr. Peter Fish, Dr. Samuel Miller, Dr. Philip Milledoler, Mr. John McNeice, Dr. John B. Romeyn, and Mr, William P. Kuypers, be constituted a Presbytery by " the name of * The Presbytery of New York.'

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IT has been a difficult question to decide how to present the history of the Presbytery of New York without confusion, or without loading it with that which is immaterial. With some hesitation I have concluded to take up the following points, tracing each one in turn through the life of the Presbytery, thus embracing all that is material in the history. These points are, —

I. An account of the organization, reception, and pastoral changes of the various churches, which will include the bulk of the history.

11. Proceedings in reference to the education of candidates for the ministry.

III. Missionary operations of the Presbytery within its own bounds, embracing the various schemes for church extension. IV. Action of Presbytery in relation to the division and reunion of the church. V. Miscellaneous matters.

On the second Tuesday of January, 1810, the Presbytery of New York, as erected by the Synod, convened in the French Church in Pine Street, New York, — the Wall Street Church, the place appointed by the Synod, being in an unsafe condition. There were present at the organization the Rev. Messrs. John Rodgers, D. D., George Faitoute, Samuel Miller, Philip Milledoler, John McNeice, John B. Romeyn, and William P. Kuypers; Nathan WoodhuU 36 THE TRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

and Peter Fish appeared later, with Elders Robert IMcGill

and J. R. B. Rodgers from the Wall Street Church, William Ludlum from the Church in Jamaica, Long Island, Benja- min Egbert from the Brick Church, Henry Rutgers from the Rutgers Street Church, Philip Cahoon from the Irish Church, Zachariah Lewis from the Cedar Street Church, and John Burtis from the Church at Hempstead, Long Island. The Rev. Samuel Miller was chosen the first moderator, and Mr. Zachariah Lewis the stated clerk. The Presbytery, as thus constituted, consisted of the following churches and ministers: the Rev. Messrs. John Rodgers and Samuel INIiller, pastors of the Wall Street Church; Philip Milledoler of the Rutgers Street Church; John McNeice of the Irish Church; John B. Romeyn of the Cedar Street Church; William P. Kuypers of the Hempstead Church; George P^aitoute of the Jamaica

Church ; Nathan Woodhull of the Newtown Church ; and Peter Fish, without charge, with the Brick Church, New York, vacant. We proceed to the first point proposed, — an account of the organization, reception, and pastoral changes of each church.

It does not lie within our province to give the internal history of these churches, — that must be done by each

church for itself, — but simply to follow the action of Presbytery in relation to them. We first notice the original churches of the Presbytery, and then pass on to those afterwards received.

On the reorganization of Presbytery the Wall Street Church was served by the venerable John Rodgers and WALL Samuel Miller as colleague pastors. On the 9th

STREET, of May, 181 1, Dr. Rodgers departed this life ; and

on the 13th of September, 18 13, the Rev. Dr. Miller, who had been appointed by the General Assembly professor of ecclesiastical history and church government in the THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 37

Theological Seminary at Princeton, was released from his charge. On the 25th of April, 181 5, the Rev. Philip Melancthon Whelpley, a licentiate of Presbytery, was ordained the pastor. After a short but successful pastorate, Mr. Whelpley died at his post, July 17, 1824. He was succeeded by the Rev. William W. Phillips, who at the time of his call was pastor of the Pearl St. Presbyterian Church, N. Y. Dr. Phillips was installed on the 19th of January, 1826. After a faithful and earnest ministry over this people of more than forty years, he was released from his charge by death, on the 20th of March, 1 865 . The next pastor was the Rev. William M. Paxton, who at the time of his call was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at Pittsburgh, Pa. Dr. Paxton was installed on the 20th of March, 1866. The Brick Church had become vacant by the release of Dr. Miller before the reorganization of the Presbytery.

BEIOK On the 8th of August, 18 10, Mr. Gardiner Spring, CHUEOH. a licentiate of Westford Association, Mass., was ordained and installed pastor. On the 22d of May, 1859, on account of the increasing infirmities of Dr. Spring, the

Rev. William J. Hoge of Roanoke Presbytery was installed as associate pastor. The war coming on, Mr. Hoge desired to return to the South, and was released from his charge

August 5, 1861. He was succeeded by the Rev. William G. T. Shedd, professor in the Andover Theological Semi- nary, who was installed associate pastor on the 13th of April, 1862. Dr. Shedd, having been appointed professor in the Union Theological Seminary, N. Y., was released from his charge Oct. 18, 1863. On the 15th of February, 1865, the Rev. James O. Murray, of the Essex South Association, Mass., was installed associate pastor. During all these years Dr. Spring stood in his lot admired, honored, and successful. His was probably the most remarkable pastorate in our church. Entering as a youth upon this difficult and responsible work, he ministered to the same people for more than sixty years. 38 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

The Rev. Philip Milledoler was pastor of the Rutgers Street Church, at the time of the re-organization of the EUTGEES l'resb)-tcry. Having accepted a call to the 8TEEET. Reformed Dutch Church in N. Y., Dr. Milledoler was released from his charge on the 2ist of April, 1813.

On the 19th of April, 18 14, a call was given to the Rev. Ezra Stiles Ely, a member of the Ecclesiastical Council in New London, which resulted in a long controversy, and the refusal of Presbytery to put the call into his hands.

On the 17th of October, 18 15, Mr. Alexander McLelland, a licentiate of Presbytery, was ordained and installed, I\Ir. McLelland was released from the charge on the 26th of December, 1821. He was succeeded by the Rev. Thomas

McAuley, who was installed Aug. i, 1822. The church was in a state of continual revival during his ministry. The pastoral relation with Dr. McAuley was dissolved Dec. 8, 1829. He was succeeded by the Rev. John M. Krebs,who was received from the Presbytery of Carlisle and installed Nov. 12, 1830. Dr. Krebs was one of the most active and useful members of Presbytery, and a most successful pastor. He remained with this church until his death, which occurred Sept. 30, 1867. Some time before his death the church removed to the Madison Avenue Church edifice, and the name was changed to the " Rutgers " Church. On the 22d of January, 1868, the Rev. Nathaniel W. Conk- ling of Philadelphia was installed as pastor. Another of the original churches of the Presbytery was the Irish Church, aftenvards called the " Orange St. Church."

THE IRISH On the 7th of July, 181 5, the Rev. John McNeice, CHUECH. who had been the pastor since 1809, was released from his charge, and was followed by Mr. Henry Blatch- ford, a licentiate of the Presbytery, who was ordained and installed Nov. 28, 181 5. Mr. Blatchford was released from his charge Nov. 28, 181 8. On the 14th of March, Mr. John Arburtis, a licentiate of the Classis of New Bruns- wick, was ordained and installed. He remained until THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 39

Oct. 9, 1 82 1, when the pastoral relation was dissolved. On the 2d of April, 1822, the Rev. Robert McCartee, who had been received from the Associate Presbytery of Phila- delphia, was installed as pastor. In October, 1825, the church received the name of " The Canal St. Presbyterian Church," having changed its location. Dr. McCartee was released from his charge on the 21st of April, 1836. On the 19th of October, 1836, the Rev. John Anderson, from the Presbytery of Elizabethtown, was installed. Mr. Anderson remained but two years, and was released Oct. 10, 1838. The church was set off to the Second Presbytery of New York on the 17th of October, 1838. The Cedar Street Church, which had been received by the old Presbytery of New York in June, 1808, was another CEDAE ^^ ^^^ original churches of this Presbytery. On STREET, the 22d of February, 1825, the Rev. John B. Romeyn, their pastor, died, and on the 7th of December, 1826, Mr. Cyrus Mason was ordained and installed. In April, 1835, the church, having changed its location, received the name of " The Duane Street Presbyterian Church."

Mr. Mason was released from his charge Sept. 5, 1835. On the 17th of May the Rev. George Potts, who had been received from the Presbytery of Mississippi, was installed. Dr. Potts, having started a new enterprise in University Place, resigned his charge April 16, 1844, and was succeeded by the Rev. James W. Alexander, who was installed the 3d of October, 1844. On the 25th of June, 1849, Dr. Alexander was released from his charge, having been appointed to succeed Dr. Miller in the Theological Semi- to nary at Princeton, N. J. The church, after vain efforts secure a pastor, recalled Dr. Alexander, who, having ac-

cepted, was installed Nov. 12, 185 1. In April, 1852, the church was removed and the name was changed to " The Church at the Corner of Nineteenth Street and Fifth Avenue." Dr. Alexander was released from his charge by death, July 31, 1859. The Rev. Nathan L. Rice of the 40 THE rRESBVTERY OF NEW YORK.

Presbytery of Chicago accepted a call, and was installed

April 28, 1861. In consequence of ill health Dr, Rice was released from his charge April 16, 1867; and on the 3d of November the Rev. John Hall, of Dublin, Ireland, was installed pastor.

The church at Jamaica, L. I., having lost its pastor, the

Rev. George Faitoute, on the 21st of August, 181 5, gave a call to Mr. Henry R. Weed, a licentiate of the

JAMAICA. • ^. ,, . , T, , ,1 , , iSew Jirunswick rresbytery, and he was ordained and installed as pastor Jan. 4, 18 16. Mr. Weed continued their pastor until 1822, when the pastoral relation was dissolved. On the 6th of March, 1823, Mr. Seymour P. Funk, a licentiate of the Reformed Dutch Church, was ordained and installed pastor. Some distraction arising in the congregation, the pastoral relation was dissolved May

9, 1825. These troubles were in a measure removed by the faithful labors of the Rev. Asahel Nettleton, D.D.,who spent some months with them in the winter of 1826, and was blessed with a copious outpouring of the Holy Spirit. On the 31st of October, 1826, the Rev. Elias W. Crane, of the Elizabethtown Presbytery, was installed, who remained till his death, Nov. 10, 1840. He was succeeded by the Rev. James M. Macdonald, from the Association of New London, Ct. Mr. Macdonald was installed on the 5th of

May, 1 841, and remained their pastor till April 16, 1850, when he was released to take charge of the Fifteenth Street Church in New York. On the 25th of May the Rev. Peter D. Oakey, of the Classis of Long Island, was installed. The church was set off to the Presbytery of Nassau, Oct. 16, 1855.

The old church at Newtown, L. I., on the death of the Rev. Nathan Woodhull, who had been their pastor since Decem-

ber,'/--''1700, called the Rev. William Boardman,» NEWTOWN. who was installed Oct. 22, 181 1. Mr. Boardman remained their pastor until his death, March 4, 181 8. On the 17th of November, 18 19, Mr. John Goldsmith, a licen- THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 4I tiate of the Presbytery of Long Island, was ordained and installed. The church was set off to the Presbytery of Nassau, Oct. 16, 1855.

The church at Hempstead, L. I., was one of the original churches of the Presbytery. On the 17th of June, 181 r, the Rev. William P. Kuypers, who had long been

HEMPSTEAD. • 1 pastor, was releasedj iromr this charge, tiihe Rev."P Samuel Robertson, pastor of Huntington, supplied this church in connection with his own until 18 17. On the i6th of March, 1818, Mr. Charles Webster, a licentiate of the Presbytery of Albany was ordained and installed pastor. On the 17th of April, 1833, Mr. Webster and the church were transferred to the Second Presbytery of Long Island. We have thus given the changes which occurred in the churches which belonged to the Presbytery at its re-organization. The increase up to the time of the reunion in 1870 will best be seen by following the same plan in reference to the churches organized and received during the same period. This will exhaust the history of the churches, as far as presbyterial action is concerned.

On the 1 6th of April, 181 1, a commission appeared in Presbytery from the First Congregational Church in New ELIZABETH York, asking that the church be received under STREET. ^i^Q care of Presbytery. In their petition they declare that they approve of " the form of church government by elders, and will introduce that form into their church." Their request was granted, and Dr. Miller was appointed to organize it as a Presbyterian church. Dr. Miller subsequently reported that he had performed this duty on the 28th of April, and the name of the church was ordered to be enrolled. On our minutes it is known as "The Elizabeth Street Church." In July of this year Mr. Henry P. Strong, a licentiate of the Middle Essex Association, of Massachusetts, was called to the church, and on the 4th of September was ordained 42 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. and installed. Mr. Strong remained in charge of the church until April 13, 1813, when the pastoral relation was dissolved. Difficulties which had for some time existed in the church and hindered its prosperity led the

Presbytery to dissolve it on the 19th of April, 18 19.

At the meeting of Presbytery, held April 17, 181 1, application was made by a number of persons worshipping SPRING in Spring Street, New York, to be taken under STEEET. their care. This church was aftenvards organized, but the date is not given, and on the 9th of August was taken under the care of Presbytery. The first pastor w^as the Rev. Matthew La Rue Pcrrine, who was installed on the 31st of October, 181 1. Dr. Perrine was released from the charge July 26, 1820. He was succeeded by the Rev. Samuel H. Cox, received from the Presbytery of Jersey, who was installed on the 25th of December. In 1825, the church having removed from Spring Street, the name was changed to " The Laight Street Church." On the 4th of January, 1831, the church, with its pastor, Dr. Cox, was set off to the Third Presbytery of New York. On the

1 7th of December, 1 838, the church, with its pastor, the Rev. Flavel S. Mines, was again received under the care of this Presbytery. Mr. Mines resigned his charge October 13, 1840, and on the 29th of December, the Rev. James Hark- ness was installed. Mr. Harkness was released December

13, 1842, and on the loth of October, 1843, the church was dissolved, their edifice having been sold and the members scattered.

On the 2d of August, 181 1, a church was organized at Mount Pleasant, now Sing Sing, N. Y., and on the same day MOUNT Mr. Thomas Jackson, a licentiate of Lexington PLEASANT. Presbytery, was ordained and installed its pastor.

On the 1 6th of January, 1816, Mr. William Gray, a licentiate of the Presbytery was ordained and installed associate pastor with Mr. Jackson, it being understood that his support was to be derived from a classical school which he THE PRESBYTERY OF NE\V YORK. 43

was to teach. Failing in this, it became impossible for the church to support both pastors. Accordingly, on the 7th of May, Mr. Jackson asked to be released from the charge. The congregation opposing the request. Presbytery refused to release him. On the 17th of May Mr. Gray asked to be released, and although the church opposed the request, the Presbytery dissolved the pastoral relation. On the 12th of

January, 181 7, Mr. Jackson was released from his charge. The church lingered in a feeble condition until 1820, when, being called to account for employing a deposed minister

as their stated supply, they left the Presbytery and connected themselves with the Associated Presbytery of West-

chester. We hear nothing further of them till October 11, 1825, when they applied to be received by the Presbytery again. It appearing that the organization was extinct,

a committee was appointed to reorganize it, which was

done, and the church enrolled Oct. 10, 1826. On Nov. 3, 1829, this church, with others, was set off by Synod to constitute the Presbytery of Bedford.

In October, 181 1, the Rev. Walter King was appointed by Presbytery to act as a missionary in New Rochelle, NEW which led to the organization of a church on the E0CHELLE.2ist of April, i8i2. On the 3d of November, 1S29, the church was set off to the Presbytery of Bedford. The Seventh Presbyterian Church was taken under the care of Presbytery, Oct. 14, 1818. At this time they had no pastor, but in 1820 the Rev. Elisha B. Bald- SEVENTH. /-T ,, wm,.r,T^L01 the Presbytery 01 Londonderry, was called, and having accepted, was installed December 25. The church was set off to the Third Presbytery of New York

Jan. 4, 1831.

On the 1 2th of October, 18 19, the Eighth Presbyterian Church at Greenwich, New York City, was received by the Presbytery, and on the 9th of November the Rev. Stephen N. Rowan, from the Classis of New York, was installed pastor ; after a successful ministry Dr. Rowan 44 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. was released from his charge July 6, 1830. Their next pastor was the Rev. Henry Hunter, who was installed June 29,

1 83 1. Mr. Hunter died while in charge, Aug. 27, 1834. The Rev. Edward U. Smith, of the Presbytery of the District of Columbia, succeeded Mr. Hunter, and was installed July 9, 1835. The church was dissolved on the

1 0th of October, 1843. It is probable that most of the members connected themselves with the Chelsea Church, of which Dr. Smith became the pastor.

In July, 1 8 16, a mission church was gathered by the "Female Missionary Society," in Bancker Street (now ALLEN Madison Street), and on the 17th of October, STREET, 181 7, a house of worship was dedicated. In 1822, the church changed its location, and has been known ever since as " The Allen Street Church," although the corporate name, "The Mission Church in the City of New York," has never been changed. The Rev. Ward Stafford was the first supply, followed by the Rev. William Gray, who labored among them faithfully until 1827. The church was taken under the care of Presbytery, Oct. 10, 1820. On the 15th of April, 1829, the Rev. Henry White was installed the first pastor. The church was set off to the

Third Presbytery of New York, Jan. 4, 1831. On the lOth of October, 1821, the Rev. Christian F. Frey, with his congregation in Vandewater Street, was received by Presbytery. The pastoral relation VANDE- WATER with Mr. Frey was dissolved Sept. 9, 1822. In STREET. -^i^y^ 1823, the church withdrew from Presbytery, and on the i6th of October, the name was erased from the roll of churches. The church was again received under the care of Presbytery Jan. 4, 1826, and on the i6th Mr. Thomas E. Vermilye was ordained and installed pastor. On the 5th of June, 1829, on account of the embarrassed state of the finances, the pastoral relation was dissolved, and soon after the church was disbanded. A colored church was gathered in Rose Street, and THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 45

taken under the care of Presbytery, April 16, 1822. It took FIRST the name of " The First Colored Church," and COLORED the Rev. Samuel E. Cornish, from the Presbytery of Philadelphia, was installed April 22, 1824. In October, 1826, Mr. Cornish asked to be released from his charge on account of the embarrassed condition of the church, they having been compelled to sell their edifice to meet their engagements. Presbytery feeling the importance of the enterprise, and having full confidence in Mr. Cornish, declined his request, and authorized him to go among the churches and seek the necessary aid. He does not appear to have been successful, for on the 28th of April, 1828, the pastoral relation was dissolved. At the same time Presby- tery expressed their pecuhar interest in this feeble church, and appointed a committee of "special advice" to act in their behalf. At the meeting of Presbytery in October, 1829, this committee reported that the church had increased to one hundred and twenty members, and had a regular congregation of two hundred, and that the collections in its behalf had been amply sufficient to meet all their engagements. At the next stated meeting, in April, 1830, Presbytery authorized the committee to procure a suitable house of worship for the congregation, the title to be held by trustees appointed by Presbytery. Accord- ingly, a house was purchased at the corner of Frankfort and William Streets, for the sum of $12,500. After the resignation of Mr. Cornish, the Rev. Theodore Wright, of the Presbytery of Albany, became pastor of the church; but in 1839 he withdrew from Presbytery in an irregular manner, and his name was dropped from the roll, and in October, 1840, the church withdrew and connected itself with the Third Presbytery of New York.

On the 1 6th of April, 1822, the Central Presbyterian Church, in Broome Street, which had been regularly organized, „-,.^^^,T. was received by Presbytery, and on the 7th of May, the Rev. William Patton, who 46 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. had been received from the Addison Association, Ver- mont, was installed pastor. On the 4th of January.

183 1, the church was set off to the Third Presbytery of New York. The First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn was received by Presbytery April 16, 1822, and on the i6th of October, FIRST 1823, Mr. Joseph Sandford, a licentiate of the BROOKLYN. Presbytery, was ordained and installed pastor. Mr. Sandford was released from the charge Dec. 25, 1828.

On the 1 8th of March, 1829, the Rev. Daniel L. Carroll, from the Consociation of Litchfield, Ct., was installed pastor. Dr. Carroll remained until June 30, 1835, when he was released by Presbytery. He was succeeded by the Rev. Samuel H. Cox, who was installed on the 8th of May, 1837. In October, 1838, Dr. Cox and a part of the congregation withdrew from Presbytery, and connected themselves with the Presbytery of Brooklyn. The part that adhered to the Presbytery called the Rev. Melancthon W.

Jacobus, who was installed Sept. 15, 1839. On the 21st of

October, 185 i, Dr. Jacobus having been appointed by the General Assembly Professor in the Theological Seminary at Alleghany, Pa., was released from his charge. On the

29th of June, 1853, the Rev. Henry J. Van Dyke was installed pastor. The church was set off to the Presbytery of Nassau, Oct. 16, 1855. The Bowery Presbyterian Church was taken under the care of Presbytery April 17, 1822, and on the 13th of Octo- ber, 182"?, the Rev. Ward Stafford was installed BOWERY. ,. -^ -1 their pastor. Mr.,Tc-n-jiiiStafford had been received from the Association of the Western District of New

Haven in October, 18 17, and up to this time had been acting as a missionary among the charitable institutions of the city. In April, 1827, troubles arose in this church, which in the autumn resulted in the resignation of Mr. Staf- ford. On the 30th of September, 1 830, the Rev. John Wood- bridge, from the Hampshire Association of Massachusetts, THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 47 was installed pastor. The church and pastor were set off to the Third Presbytery of New York, Jan. 4, 1831. On the loth of January, 1823, the Fourteenth Presby- terian Church, as it was called, in Provost Street, New PEOVOST York, was taken under the care of Presbytery, STEEEI. and on the 13th, the Rev. James Ogilvie, from the Presbytery of Hanover, was installed pastor. On account of inadequate support Mr. Ogilvie resigned his charge Oct. 12, 1825, and the church was dissolved. The " American Presbyterian Society of Montreal," Can- ada, was organized May 23, 1823, and was taken under the ^^^^ °^ Presbytery July 12, 1824. A protest MONTREAL. against the reception of this church because it was not within the bounds of the Presbytery, because it tended to excite jealousies among the contiguous congregations, and because it was impossible to exercise proper super- intendence over a congregation at such a distance, was presented and recorded, signed by eight ministers and one elder. On the ist of August Mr. Joseph S. Christmas, a licentiate from the Presbytery of Philadelphia, was ordained and installed the first pastor. On account of ill health Mr. Christmas was released from his charge on the 14th of October, 1828. He was succeeded by Mr. George W. Perkins, a licentiate from the Association of the Eastern District of New Haven, who was ordained and installed May 30, 1830. The church and pastor were set off to the

Third Presbytery of New York, Jan. 4, 1831. The church at White Plains was received by Presbytery,

WHITE O^t. 21, 1824, and on Nov. 3, 1829, was set off by PLAINS. Synod to Bedford Presbytery. On the 23d of April, 1825, a church in Bleecker Street was taken under the care of Presbytery, and on the 14th BLEECKER of June, the Rev. Mathias Bruen, from the Classis STREET, of New York, was installed. Mr. Bruen remained in charge until his death, which occurred Sept. 6, 1829.

On the 1 0th of September, the Rev. Erskine Mason, from 48 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. the Presbytery of Albaii}', was installed pastor. The church and pastor were set off to the Third Presbytery of

New York, Jan. 4, 1831. The church at South Grccnsburgh was received by Pres- bytery on the April, SOUTH 22d of 1825, and on the 3d GREENS- of November, 1829, was set off by Synod to the Presbytery of Bedford. On the i8th of June, 1825, a church at Greensburgh was

organized, and on the i ith of October was taken under the

care of Presbytery. On November 3, 1829, the GEEENSBDRGH. , , rr t, ,r , t^ , church was set on to Bedford Presbytery. The Independent Presbyterian Congregation of Peeks-

kill, N. Y., was received by Presbytery on the 24th of

January,^ 1826. At the next meeting of Pres- PEEKSZILL. ; ' . . 1 u .1 bytery this action was reversed, because there appeared to be much opposition in the congregation to the course taken; but on the 28th of June in the same year, the application was renewed, and the church received. On the 14th of December the Rev. John H. Leggett from the Second Presbytery of New York was installed pastor.

There is no record of the release of Mr. Leggett, but on the 13th of November, 1832, the Rev. William Marshall from the Dysart Relief Presbytery, Scotland, was installed. The church was set off to the newly erected Second Pres- bytery of New York, Oct. 17, 1838. The (New) Spring Street Church which had been organized, Dec. 29, 1825, was taken under the care of Presby- tery April 1826. On the 26th of November, SPRING 19, STREET 1828, the Rev. Henry G. Ludlow, from the North (NEW). Association of Hartford, Ct., was installed the first pastor. The church and pastor were set off to the Third

Presbytery of New York, Jan. 4, 1831. On the 14th of October, 1828, the Village Church, New York, was received, and the name changed to " The Taber- 26th of November the VILLAOE "^cle Church," and on the CHUEOtt Rev. Alexander G. Fraser, from the Presbytery of THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 49

Elizabethtown, was installed pastor. Mr. Fraser was released from his charge Sept. 30, 1830, and on the 15th of October the church was dissolved. This was the last church organized by a single member of Presbytery. From this time all churches were organized by direction and advice of Presbytery. A church was organized at Rye, N. Y., on the 4th of March, 1829, and enrolled by the Presbytery April 21, 1829.

On the 3d of November it was set off by Synod to the Presbytery of Bedford. On the 25th of May, 1829, a church was organized at

Sweet Hollow, L. I., and was received by Presbytery Octo- SWEET ^^^ ^5- O" ^^^ ^^^ of October, 1833, the church HOLLOW, was transferred to the Second Presbytery of Long Island. The Rev. Joseph Nimmo, who had been supplying this church for some time, was also dismissed to the same Presbytery. A church was organized in Carmine Street at the head of Varick Street Oct. 13, 1829, and the next day was the 4th of CAEMINE received by Presbytery. On January, STREET. 1 83 1, it was set off to the Third Presbytery of New York. On the 14th of October, 1829, the Union Presbyterian Church was organized and received by Presbytery. On

the 4th of January, 1831, it was set off to the Third Presbytery of New York. On the 8th of December, 1829, the North Church was received by Presbytery; and on the 4th of January,

1 83 1, it was set off to the Third Presbytery of New York. The Free Presbyterian Church of the First Ward, in Thames St., N. Y.,was taken under the care of Presbytery,

FIEST O^^- ^^' 1830. This was the first of a number of FEEE. Free Churches which were afterwards established, designed to reach the masses, who had no regular church connection. The plan was finally abandoned, not having 4 50 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. accomplished the intended purpose. The first pastor of this church was the Rev. Joel Parker, who was installed Oct. 27, 1830. The church and pastor were set off to the

Third Presbytery of Xcw York, Jan. 4, 1831. The Second Church of Brooklyn, previously organized, was taken under the care of Presb}'tcry Dec. 20, 1831, and BEOOKLTN ^'"^ ^^^^ -3*^^ ^^ March, 1832, the Rev. Ichabod S. SECOND. Spencer, from the Hampshire Association, Mass., was installed pastor. The church was set off to the Pres- bytery of Nassau, Oct. 16, 1855. On the 5th of November, 1833, a church at Rondout, N. Y., which had been previously organized, asked to be taken under the care of Presbytery. They were

EONDOUT. • , . , , , , 1 -ri 1 advised to connect themselves w'lth the Presby- tery of Columbia in whose vicinity they were, but Presby- tery consented in the meantime to ordain and install Mr. John Mason; which was done on the 13th of November. On the 14th of April, 1834, Mr. Mason was dismissed to the Presbytery of Columbia, with the expectation that the church would be received by them. On the 15th of Octo- ber he informed Presbytery that Columbia Presbytery had declined receiving the church, because from all the evi- dence in the case it most properly belonged within' the limits of Hudson Presbytery. Accordingly, the church was transferred to that Presbytery. This action of the Presbytery of New York, in ordaining and installing a minister over a church beyond their bounds, was declared to be irregular by Synod, Oct. 23, 1834. On the 3d of February, 1834, Presbytery received the Tabernacle Church, which had been previously organized. TABEENACLE The church asked permission to extend a call to (NEW). tiic Rev. Alonzo Welton of the Third Presbytery of New York, who was then applying for admission to this Presbytery. The Presbytery declined to receive Mr. Welton, and directed him to cease immediately from all labors as a minister among that people. On the 13th THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 51 of March at the request of the session, the church was dissolved. The church immediately applied to the Pres- bytery of North River to be received by them. In April that Presbytery received the church and installed Mr. Welton. The case was referred to the Synod of New York, and this action was by it declared to be irregular. The Eighth Avenue Church was taken under the care of Presbytery April 14, 1834. On the 23d of April, 1835, Mr. EIGHTH Henry A. Riley, a licentiate of Presbytery, was AVENUE, ordained and installed. In 1838 the church withdrew from the Presbytery and connected itself with the Fourth Presbytery of New York. At the meeting of Presbytery held Oct, 22, 1834, the united church of Greenbush and Nyack, with their pastor,

^^^^ ^^v. Dewing, GSEENBUSH Jarcd was received into the AND Presbytery, agreeably to a resolution of the Synod NYACK. ^^ ^^^^ York. On the loth of May, 1841, the united church was divided, forming two churches, to be called respectively " The Presbyterian Church of Green- " bush," and "The First Presbyterian Church of Nyack; although distinct churches, they were to be continued under the same pastoral care. On the 14th ofJune Mr. Dewing was released from the Nyack Church, and on the 25th of Octo- ber the Rev. Charles M. Oakley was installed pastor. Mr. Oakley was released from his charge Oct. 10, 1843. On the loth of November the Rev. Joseph Penny, D. D., was installed, where he remained until April 20, 1847, when the pastoral relation was dissolved. Dr. Penny was succeeded by the Rev. Isaac S. Davison, who was installed on the 26th of October, 1847. Mr. Davison continued in this charge till Oct. 19, 1852, when he was released. He was followed by the Rev. Joseph Cory, who was installed on the 2 1st of May, 1853. Mr. Cory remained their pastor amid many distracting troubles until April 17, 1867, when he was released from the charge. On the 25th 52 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. of November, 1867, the Rev. Francis L. Patton, who had been released from the Eighty-fourth Street Church, was installed. On the 9th of October, 1855, the Rev. Jared Dewing resigned the charge of Greenbush, and on the nth of

June, 1856, the Rev. Thomas J. Evans, from the Presbytery of Nassau, was installed. At the Reunion this church was set off to the Presbytery of Hudson. On the 14th of October, 1835, the Sixth Avenue Church was received by Presbytery. Difficulties having arisen in

SIXTH tl"ic church, on account of the theological views AVENUE, of their stated supply, the Rev. David Longmore, the Presbytery dissolved the church on the 17th of Octo- ber, 1838. A company of persons worshipping in the University of New York were organized into a church, and received by Presbytery April 20, 1836. Its existence was ."^ UNIVEE8ITT. , -^, ,. , , , ., short, bemg dissolved April 17, 1838. The Ninth Church a colony from Canal St., having been previously organized, was received by Presbytery Oct. 18, 1836. On the 24th of July, 1837, Mr. Robert Birch, a licentiate of iTcsbytery, was ordained and installed its pastor. Mr. Birch was released from his charge Oct. 10, 1838. The church, being in a feeble condition, was recommended by Presbytery to reunite with the Canal St. Church, which they declined to do, — giving reasons for their decision. The name of the Ninth Church disappears from the roll after October, 1839, though when it was dissolved is not on record. On the 5th of July, 1839, a Presbyterian church was organized at Thompsonville, Ct., and on the 9th was THOMPSON- received and enrolled. The next day the Rev. VILLE. Joseph Harvey, D. D., from the North Associa- tion of Hartford, was installed pastor. The church and pastor were set off to the Presbytery of Connecticut Oct.

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On the 20th of December, 1842, the Wallabout Church,

Brooklyn, was organized ; and was recognized by Presby- tery Feb. 28, 1843. The Rev. Jonathan Green-

WALLABOUT. "L • • , 1 ,, j .1 , o , r leaf was installed their pastor on the 8th of March. The church and pastor were set off to the Pres- bytery of Nassau Oct. 16, 1855. The Chelsea Church was received by Presbytery Nov. 20, 1843, and on the 27th the Rev. Edward D. Smith was

__,T.o^, installed pastor. In March, 1868, the Rev. Morse CM hiXfS r)Ai Rowell, who had just been released from the Alexander Church, was installed associate pastor. On account of failing health Dr. Smith was released from his charge April 13, 1869. The First Church of Williamsburgh was organized April 19, 1844, and received by Presbytery October the 8th.

WILLIAMS- ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ '^^ February, 1845, the Rev. Paul E. BURGH Stevenson was installed pastor. Mr. Stevenson FIRST, ^y^g released from his charge Oct. 9, 1849. On the 20th of January, 1850, Mr. John D. Wells was ordained and installed pastor. The church was set off to the Pres- bytery of Nassau Oct. 16, 1855. The First Church of Jersey City was organized April 22, 1844, and was recognized by Presbytery on the loth of

JEESET ^^^y- On the 20th the Rev. John Johnstone was CITY installed pastor. On the 15th of November, 1848, FIRST. ]y[j._ Lewis H. Lee was ordained and installed associate pastor. On the 28th of February, 1850, Mr. Lee was released from his charge, and on the 27th of May Mr. Johnstone was released. On the 12th of June Mr. David King was ordained and installed pastor. On account of

ill health Mr. King was released Oct. 14, 185 1, and was succeeded by the Rev. Charles K. Imbrie, who was installed Feb. II, 1852. At the Reunion this church was set off to the Presbytery of Jersey City. On the 8th of September, 1844, the Fifteenth St. Church was organized ; and on the 8th of October, was recognized by 54 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

Prcsbyter\'. The Rev. William D. Snodgrass, D.D,, was in FIFTEENTH stalled the first pastor March 15, 1846. Dr. Snod- STKEET. grass was released from his charge Oct. 9, 1849. He was succeeded by the Rev. James M. Macdonald, who was installed April 25, 1850. Dr. Macdonald was released

April 19, 1853. The church remained vacant until May 5, 1856, when the Rev. Samuel D. Alexander was installed pastor. In November, 1869, the church removed to a new edifice, corner of Madison Avenue and Seventy-third Street, and the name was changed to the Phillips Church. On the 15th of April, 1845, the Tarififville Church, Ct., was received by Presbytery, and on the 3d of July the Rev. „„_,„ Giles Manwarring was installed. The pastoral TAEIFFVILLE. ° ^ relation was dissolved on the 27th of October following. On the 17th of March, 1846, the Rev. Robert G. Thompson, of the Presbytery of Bedford, Avas installed. The church and pastor were set off to the Presbytery of

Connecticut Oct. 15, 1850. A church in Hammond Street was organized June 20, 1845, and received by Presbytery on the 14th of October. EAMMOM) Ori the i6th of May, 1847, the Rev. William E. 8TEEET. Schenck was installed pastor. Falling into pecuniary troubles, and the Presbytery failing to extricate them, the church was disbanded April 17, 1848. On the 26th of October, 1845, the University Place Church was organized, and was recognized by Presbytery UNIVERSITY Nov. 19. The Rev. George Potts, who had PLACE. been released from the Duanc Street Church, was installed pastor on the 26th of November, where he remained until his death, Sept. 15, 1864. Dr. Potts was succeeded by the Rev. Alfred H. Kellogg, who was installed May 3, 1865. The church at Yorkville, N. Y., was organized on the i6th of April, 1846, and was recognized by Presbytery on the 22d. On the 8th of November, 1848, the Rev. Joshua Butts was installed pastor, where he continued THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 55 until Feb. 2, 1852, when he was released. He was succeeded by Mr. Eli C. Botsford, a licentiate of the Presbytery of New Brunswick, who was ordained and installed Jan. 26, 1854. Mr. Botsford died on the 3 1st of December, i860, and was succeeded by his brother the Rev. Alfred P. Botsford, who was installed June 9, 1861. On the i6th of April, 1867, Mr. Botsford was released from his charge; and on the

1 8th of October the Rev. Samuel T. Carter was installed. Mr. Carter was released on the ist of June, 1868.

This church had been rent with dissension from its organization, which resulted in the formation of two other churches, — a Reformed Dutch Church, and the Park Presbyterian Church, organized by the Third Presbytery of New York. On the 7th of February, 1870, the Yorkville Church and the Park Church were united under the name of the First Union Church. A church was organized at Astoria, L. I., on the nth of May, 1846, and was received by Presbytery on the 14th of October. On the 28th of May, 1847, the Rev. ASTOEIA. Frederick G. Clark was installed, and continued their pastor till April 5, 1852, when the relation was dissolved. The next pastor was the Rev. Benjamin F. Stead, installed July 4, 1852. This church, with its pastor, was set off to the Presbytery of Nassau Oct. 16, 1855. On the I2th of July, 1846, a church was organized in Forty-second Street, and enrolled October 13. This gathered the labors of the FOETT- church was through SECOND Rev. John C. Lowrie, D.D., who acted as their STREET, stated supply for several years. On the 26th of May, 1850, the Rev. Edward E. Rankin was installed pastor. Mr. Rankin remained until July 20, 1863, when the pastoral relation was dissolved. On the 28th of Octo- ber, 1863, the Rev. William A. Scott, of the Presbytery of San Francisco, was installed. Dr. Scott was released from his charge April 7, 1870. The Emanuel Colored Church was organized July 26, $6 THE PRESBYTERY OF XE\V YORK.

1846, and enrolled on the 13th of October. In April, 1856, the name was changed to the Seventh Avenue Church. This church never owned a building, and was continually in pecuniary straits. It was supplied for several years by the Rev. Henry M. Wilson. In 1866 the name was changed to "The Church of the Covenant." After the Reunion the name was again changed to "The Church of Hope."

The Central Churchof Brooklyn was organized April 14, 1847, On the 22d of December the Rev. Nathaniel C. CENTRAL, Lock was installed pastor. Mr, Lock was rc- BEOOKLYN. leased from his charge Oct. 21, 1850. On the

13th of February, 185 1, the Rev. J. Edson Rockwell was installed. The church was set off to the Presbytery of

Nassau Oct. 15, 1855.

The Manhattan Church was organized Dec, 1 1, 1846, and received by Presbytery April 20, 1847. This church had but a brief existence. At a meeting of Presby-

MANHATTAN. • , 1 1 1 a -i - o ^ r tery held April 17, 1849, ^formation was given that it had disbanded, and its name was erased from the roll.

The Madison Avenue Church was organized July 9, 1848, and enrolled on the loth of October. On the 25th MADISON of October Mr. William Bannard was ordained AVENUE, and installed, Mr. Bannard remained in this charge till Feb, 5, 1863, when the pastoral relation was dissolved. On the i6th of April the church was disbanded, and their edifice was purchased and occupied by the Rutgers Street Church, A church was organized at Morrisania, N, Y., on the

1 6th of January, 1850, and on the 13th of March the Rev. Richard C. Shimeall was installed pastor. On ' MOEEISANLL . . , • ^ ^ ,.^ , ^i n account of pecuniary difficulties, Mr, Shimeall could not be supported, and was released from the charge March 11, 1851. The church soon after became extinct; but on the 25th of May, 1857, another church was organized, and was recognized by Presbytery October 14th. THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 57

This church also expired, and nothing further was at- tempted until March 19, 1866, when a church was organized, and on the 2d of April it was taken under the care of Presbytery. On the loth of April Mr. Arthur Potts was ordained and installed pastor. At the Reunion this church was set off to the Presbytery of Westchester. A church was organized at Piermont, N. Y., on the i6th of January, 1850, and enrolled on the i6th of April. On the nth of October, 1852, the church withdrew Irom Presbytery, and connected itself with the Classis of Paramus.

The Westminster Church was organized March 24, 1852, and received by Presbytery on the 20th of April. On WEST- the 28th of April the Rev. John Little was in- MINSTER. stalled their pastor. Mr. Little died Jan. 2, 1855, and was succeeded by the Rev. David Kennedy, who was installed Jan. 9, 1856. In October of that year a union was consummated between this church and the Associate Reformed Church, worshipping in Twenty-fifth Street, of which Dr. Robert McCartee was pastor, and on the 14th of that month Mr. Kennedy resigned his charge in order that Dr. McCartee might become the pastor of the united church. Dr. McCartee was installed Nov. 23, 1856. On the 23d of October, 1862, he was released from his charge, and was succeeded by the Rev. Chauncey D. Murray, who was installed Jan. 24, 1864. Mr. Murray remained a little more than a year, the pastoral relation being dissolved

Feb. 14, 1865. On the 22d of October, 1866, the Rev. George D. Archibald, from the Presbytery of Madison, was installed. Dr. Archibald remained until July 9, 1868, when he was released. On the 7th of February, 1869, the Rev. George M. McEckron was installed pastor. On the 19th of October, 1852, the Williamsburgh Scotch WILLIAMSBUEGH Church was received by the Presbytery, SCOTCH. an^j Qj^ ^^Q j5j-]^ Qf October it was set off to the Presbytery of Nassau. 58 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

A German Church worshipping in Madison Street was received from the South Classis of New York, Dec. 6, 1852. l^cv. Frederick Steins suppHed this church MADISON ^^^'^ STREET from the time of its reception until his death, GERMAN. ^\^,g, 30, 1867. On the 17th of October IMr. Bartolomio Krlisi was ordained and installed pastor. On the 20th of June, 1853, the First Associate Presby- terian Church of New York, with its pastor, the Rev. John GRAND Thomson, was received by Presbytery, the name STREET, being changed to "The Grand Street Church," they having purchased the property of the Scotch Church in Grand Street, that church having removed to Fourteenth Street. On the 27th of February, 1861, Dr. Thomson was released from his charge, and on the 20th of April, 1862, the Rev. Samuel R. Wilson, D.D., of the Presbytery of Cincinnati, was installed pastor. Troubles in the church led to the resignation of Dr. Wilson Feb. 16, 1863. The Rev. John Thomson, their former pastor, was recalled and installed May 15, 1864. ^he German Evangelical Church of Wil- WILLIAMSBURGH GERMAN liamsburgh was received by Presbytery Oct. EVANGELICAL. 27, 1853. On the i6th of October, 1855, it was set off to the Presbytery of Nassau. The Presbyterian Church of Bridgeport, Ct., was taken under the care of Presbytery, and the Rev. Nathaniel Hewet installed Oct. 31, 1853. On the i6th of BRIDGEPORT. ^ ^, ^^ ., ^^ , , April, 1 86 1, the church and pastor were transferred to the Presbytery of Connecticut.

The Eighty-fourth Street Church was organized Feb. 19, 1854, and received by Presbytery April 18. On the 25th ^^ the Rev. Isaac S. Davison was installed EIGHTY- J"rie rouRTH pastor. The pastoral relation was dissolved Oct. STREET. j2, 1858. On the 23d of April, 1862, Mr. Lewis C. Bayles was ordained and installed. Mr. Bayles died on the nth of August, 1864, and was succeeded by Mr. r>ancis L. Patton, who was ordained and installed May THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 59

22, 1865. Mr. Patton was released Nov. 11, 1867, having accepted a call to Nyack, N. Y. The Ainslee Street Church, Williamsburgh, was organ- ^'^^^ received by Pres- AINSLEE ^^^' ^^' ^^54' ^^^ STREET, bytery on the 30th of October. On the WILLIAMSBURGH. ^^^ of November Mr. Casper W. Hodge was ordained and installed pastor. On the i6th of Octo- ber, 1855, the church and pastor were set off to the Pres- bytery of Nassau. The Fiftieth Street Tabernacle was organized Jan. 24, 1855, and enrolled Feb. 12. On the nth of November, th^ ^^^- Gardiner Spring Plumley was FIFTIETH 1^55' STREET ordained and installed. In 1856 the name

TABERNACLE. Qf ^]^q church was changed to " The Bloom- ingdale Church." The pastoral relation with Mr. Plumley was dissolved Oct. 26, 1857. The church was soon after disbanded, having been in trouble from its origin.

The church at Throg's Neck was organized July 8, 1855, and received by Presbytery October 9. On the 5th of

THROG'S June, 1856, the Rev. James Beattie, of the Re- NECK. formed Dutch Classis of Westchester, was installed. On the 8th of October, 1861, the pastoral relation was dissolved. On the 30th of October, 1862, the Rev. A. D. L. Jewett, from the Classis of Paramus, was installed.

Mr. Jewett continued in charge till April 14, 1868, when he was released from his charge. On the 17th of June the Rev. Robert A. Davison was installed pastor. This church was set off to the Presbytery of Westchester at the Reunion. The church at North Haverstraw, N. Y., which had been

organized Aug. 5, 1855, was received by Presbytery March NORTH ^7' 1856. On the loth of June, 1857, Mr. HAVERSTRAW. David Edgar was ordained and installed pastor.

Mr. Edgar v/as released from his charge April 7, 1858. On the 2d of November, 1859, the Rev. Frederick La Rue King was installed. On account of continued ill health, 6o THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

Mr. King was released Oct. 9, 1866. He was succeeded by the Rev. James McMahon, wlio was installed Jan. 26, 1867. This church at the Reunion was set off to the Presbytery of Hudson. The church of Rockland Lake (afterwards called Wald- berg), which had been transferred from the Presbytery of KOCKLAND Hudson, was recognized Nov. 25, 1858, and on LAXE. the same day Mr. James S. King was ordained and installed. The pastoral relation was dissolved Oct. 19,

i860, on account of Mr. King's ill health. On the 25th of

October, 1 861, the Rev. Archibald S. Stewart was installed. On the 6th of June, 1870, the pastoral relation was dissolved. At the Reunion this church was included in the Presbytery of Hudson. On the 27th of December, 1858, the West Twenty-third WEST Street Church and pastor, the Rev. Freder- TWEKTY-THIED ick G. Clark, were received from the Fourth STREET. Presbytery of New York. Mr. Clark was released April 24, 1867. On the i8th of February, 1868, the Rev. Henry D. Northrop was installed pastor. On the 9th of February, 1859, the Twenty-eighth Street Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church was received,

TWENTY-EIGHTH ^^^^^ '*-^ pastor, the Rev. Alexander Clem- 8TEEET. ents. The pastoral relation was dissolved Jan. 20, 1862. On the 25th of June, 1863, the Rev. Sam- uel F. Farmer was installed, and on the 14th of June, 1864, he was released. The church soon afterwards withdrew from Presbytery. The Third Church of Jersey City was organized in May, 1859, and received by Presbytery on the loth of October. JERSEY On the 25th of October the Rev. James Gubby CITY, THIRD, ^vas installed. Difficulties arising in the church, Mr. Gubby was released June 24, 1861. On the 15th of April, 1862, the church was dissolved.

The church at Clifton, S. I., was received from the Third Presbytery of New York Feb. 13, i860, and on the 22d THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 6l

Mr. William H. Taylor was ordained and installed. Mr. Taylor, having accepted a chaplaincy in the

army, was released June 14, 1864. He was succeeded by the Rev. David R. Fraser, who was installed

April 19, 1866, and was released from his charge Oct. 9, 1867. In June, 1868, the name of the church was changed to " The First Presbyterian Church of Edgewater." At the Reunion this church was set off to the Presbytery of Brooklyn. On the 26th of April, i860, the North West Presbyterian Church, which had been organized by the Third Presbytery of New York, with their pastor, the Rev. Lu-

NORTHWEST. ' • , ^^ ,, , ^t tt ther H. Van Doren, were received. Mr. Van Doren was released from the charge April 16, 1861. On the 30th of October, the Rev. Hubbard Winslow, D.D., was installed. On the 23d of October, 1862, on account of the disorganized state of the church. Dr. Winslow was released and the church dissolved. A German church was organized at Clarkstown, Rock- land County, Oct. 30, i860. The Rev. Jacob Wahren- CLAE,KSTOWN berger was installed pastor, but there is no GEEMAN. record of the time. On the 20th of November, 1865, the pastoral relation was dissolved. On the loth of June, 1868, the Rev. Charles D. Rosenthal was installed pastor. At the Reunion this church was set off to the Presbytery of Hudson.

The Synod of New York, at its meeting in 1863, set off the Scotch Presbyterian Church of Jersey City to this JERSEY CITY Presbytery, and on the 26th of December the SCOTCH. Rqv, James Harkness was installed pastor. At the Reunion this church was set off to the Presbytery of Jersey City. The Palisades Church, N. Y., was organized Oct. 14, 1863, and received October 21st, and on the same day Mr. Joseph Greenleaf was ordained and installed. Mr. Greenleaf was released April 2, 1866. On 62 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

the 23d of October the Rev. John K. Demarest was in-

stalled. Mr. Demarest resigned Feb. 7, 1870. The church was set off to the Presbytery of Jersey City. On the loth of November, 1863, a number of persons who had been worshipping in a hall in Fortieth Street were FORTIETH organized as a church, and on the 23d were rec- STREET. ognized by Presbytery. On the 6th of December Mr. Charles E. Hart was ordained and installed pastor. Mr.

Hart was released May 7, 1866, and v/as succeeded by the Rev. John E. Annan, who was installed December 30. On

the 1 2th of April, 1867, on account of failing health, Mr. Annan resigned his charge. On the i8th of April, 1870, the church was united with the Ebenezcr Church, which had been received from the Reformed Presbytery of New

York Oct. 17, 1867. The name given to the united church was the Murray Hill Church. The Rev. George S. Cham- bers, pastor of the Ebenezcr Church, was installed pastor June 24, 1870. In March, 1865, a mission of the church at the corner of Nineteenth Street and Fifth Avenue was organized in Seventh Avenue as the Alexander Church, and ALEXANDER. was recognized by Presbytery. On the 7th of May the Rev. Morse Rowell was installed pastor. On the lOth of March, 18G9, the pastoral relation was dissolved, Mr. Rowell accepting a call to the Chelsea Church. On the 14th of June the Rev. David M. Maclise was installed pastor. On the 24th of January, 1865, the Church of Sea and Land, which had been organized by the direction of Pres- SEA AND bytery was enrolled. On the 2d of P^ebruary the LAND. Rev, Alexander McGlashon was installed the first pastor. On the nth of June, 1866, the pastoral relation was dissolved. In October, 1867. the Rev. John Lyle was installed. On the 21st of December Mr. Lyle was released from his charge and suspended from the ministry. On the 27th of June, 1869, the Rev. Edward Hopper was installed. THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 63

As early as April, 1824, the attention of Presbytery was directed to Florida as a needy mission field, there not in the Ter- ST, AUGUSTINE being a Protestant church whole FLOEIDA. ritory. There is nothing further in reference to this matter in the Records until Aug. 5, 1867, when the

St. Augustine Church is received by direction of the General Assembly.

I have thus traced the history of all the churches and their pastors, as far as presbyterial action is concerned ; but to finish this part of the subject I would state, that during the existence of the Presbytery, — that is, between 1810 and 1870, — two hundred and forty-two young men were licensed and thirty-six licentiates received from other bodies. Of these, one hundred and eighty-one were dismissed as licentiates to other bodies; sixty-three were ordained either as pastors or sine titulo. During this period Presbytery installed within their own bounds ninety-one pastors. Of the eighty-two churches noticed above, twenty still exist within the bounds of the Presbytery, twenty were dissolved, and forty-two were set off to other Presbyteries or withdrew from Presbytery. Of the original churches under the care of the old Presbytery, all are in existence: viz., within our own bounds the Wall St. Church (now the First), the Brick Church, the Rutgers St. Church (now the Rutgers), the Orange St. Church (now Canal St.), the Cedar St. Church (now the Fifth Avenue) ; and outside our present bounds, the Jamaica, Newtown, and Hempstead Churches.

We proceed now to the second point proposed, which will require but brief notice, — Proceedings of Presby- tery in reference to the education of candidates for the ministry.

THEOLOGICAL The education of pious young men to fill up SCHOOLS. tj-ie ranks of the ministry, was a subject of 64 THE TRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. serious concern to the Presbytery before its reorganization, and it was one of the first subjects which came before the newly organized Presbytery. At the first meeting an overture sent down from the General Assembly in reference to theological schools was considered. In this overture three plans were laid before the Presbyteries, one of which was to be adopted. The questions proposed were, 1st, Shall there be one Theological Seminary for the whole church? or, 2d, Shall there be two such schools at such convenient points as may be selected? or, 3d, Shall there be a school established within the bounds of each synod? After mature deliberation, Presbytery decided there should

be one great school ; and the reasons they advanced in support of this decision, although conclusive at the time and under the circumstances then existing, could by no means apply in the present and enlarged state of the church. This plan was adopted by the church, and the Seminary at Princeton was the result. At this same meeting, by direction of the General Assembly, a standing committee was appointed, of which Dr. Miller was chairman, who were empowered to examine, select, and receive such poor and pious youth as desired to obtain an education with a view to the gospel ministry: they were also empowered to conduct the education of such young men as they might select, examining them at their pleasure, inspecting their conduct, and supervising their studies at every stage of their literary or theological course. Their support was to be drawn from funds provided for that purpose. These funds were principally derived from collections in the churches, although there were other sources from which a small income was received. As early as 1805 a society was founded, called " The Society for the Education of Poor and Pious Youth for the Gospel Ministry." This society, which still exists, is composed for the most part of members of this Presbytery and of churches under its care. An article of the consti- THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 6$

tution requires that its beneficiaries shall be members of churches under its care, and candidates under the care of Presbytery. For many years the interest of the fund in their possession has been quietly applied to this object, and some of the most prominent ministers in the church

have been aided by it in their education. As now, so then the women of the church were foremost in this good work, and the thanks of Presbytery were given FEMALE to the " Female Union Society," an early organi- SOCIETIES. zation, for their liberal contributions to this object. In 1 814 this subject was especially prominent, stimulated by the establishment of the Theological Semi- nary at Princeton, where candidates were gathered from all parts of the church, many of whom were in needy circumstances; so that in this year (1814) there were no less than three societies of women working for this object in the city of New York. The Presbytery also, by resolution, encouraged the establishment of " Cent Societies " as they were called, which brought in quite a revenue to their education fund. The founding of general education societies relieved the

Presbytery in a measure from the details of the work ; but CARE OF they still felt their responsibility to the young CANDIDATES, ^qj^ under their care, and in October, 1828, we find them resolving " that it shall be a duty of the members of Presbytery, individually, to cultivate a particular acquaintance with the character, habits, and improvement, of the candidates whom they introduce, during their pre- paratory course."

In 1 83 1 the Presbytery refused to license any person under their care before he had completed the full course in the Seminary to which he belonged, unless in very peculiar circumstances. They determined also to call the students under their care to an annual examination on those studies which they had pursued during the year. This attention to the education and character of candidates

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for the ministry has characterized the action of Presbytery

during its whole existence.

The next point to be considered is the missionary operations of Presbytery within its own bounds, embracing the various schemes of church extension proposed.

Soon after its organization Presbytery reported to the General Assembly that there was a large tract of country in DESTITUTE Westchester County in great need of missionary FIELD, labor; that with attention two or three respectable congregations might be gathered, each capable of sup- porting a pastor, and that although this district was within their bounds, they found it impossible on account of the paucity of ministers to enter upon the work. They ask the Assembly to furnish them with the men. In April, 1822, a committee appointed to examine the destitutions in the Presbytery reported that within a circle Gn^t)racing city and county COMMITTEE the of New York, TO the west end of Long Island, and the region of country lying between the Hudson River and the State of Connecticut not within the bounds of any other Presbytery, there were at least from fifty to seventy thousand souls who were not connected with any Christian denomination. In view of this great destitution Presbytery established " The Presbyterian Society," whose object was to supply this region lying within the bounds of Presbytery with the means of grace. This society went vigorously to work, and on the i6th of April, 1823, reported that the whole field had been districted and assigned to different churches to explore, and that auxiliaries had been formed in most of the congregations. They recommended three points of great promise which should be immediately occupied, namely, in the Bowery

POINTS TO BE near its junction with Broadway; in Hudson OCCUPIED, t^t. or its vicinity; and in Westchester County, comprising the towns of Rye and White Plains. This led THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. CtJ to the organization of churches at all these points. This was perhaps the first organized Presbyterial effort at church extension in the city. The work had previously been done by individual missionaries, or through the Union Female Missionary Society. The Presbyterian Missionary Society, or a committee which grew out of it, continued its work in caring for

YOUNG MEN'S ^'^^^^^ churches and missions until 1834, when MISSIONARY it was superseded by the " Young Men's Mis- SOCIETY. sionary Society," the members of which were appointed conjointly by this and the Second Presbytery of

New York. How long this society continued to act is uncertain. In October, 1846, Presbytery appointed a committee to prepare a plan for accomplishing the object of church CHURCH extension. This committee reported a plan at the EXTENSION next meeting which was adopted. This scheme PROPOSED, embraced a committee whose functions were, —

I. The collection and expenditure of money for the erection of churches and the support of ministers in destitute parts of the city. 2. They were to report to Presbytery the most important locations for the establishment of churches and missions. In April, 1847, this committee was made auxiliary to the Board of Home Missions, but with the understanding that ^ _ all moneys specifically contributed to the work of church extension and the support of missionaries in the city and vicinity were to be appropriated and expended under the direction of the committee. In April, 1848, the committee reported that no money had been contributed during the year to the object they had in hand, and that their treasury was overdrawn. In view of this condition of things, and at their request, the committee was dissolved. Discouraged by this attempt, no further movement was 68 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

made until September, 1854, when a committee, which had A SECOND been previously appointed, submitted a new plan, PLAN. and recommended the adoption of the following

principles of action, leaving it to the committee to be

formed to adopt the proper details : —

1. That each church shall adopt such methods of raising funds as may seem to them most efficient. 2. That each church be recommended to appoint a

committee of two of its most active and judicious members, to be called the church extension committee of that particular church.

3. That the several sub-committees be called together at a convenient time, to be afterwards stated, and shall thus form a general committee, to be called " The Presbyterial Church Extension Committee."

4. That the Presbytery shall appoint tAvo ministers and

two elders who shall be ex officio a part of the last-named body.

5. That they shall report proceedings at the semi- annual meetings of Presbytery.

6. That Presbytery appoint, with a salary not exceed- ing dollars, a secretary, who shall superintend the carrying out of the preceding principles and take general charge of the subject. This plan, which seemed to promise success, was discussed at a meeting of Presbytery appointed for the pur- ANOTHER pose, in December, 1854, and was then postponed PAlLUEEi till the next stated meeting ; and that was the end of the whole matter, no further action being taken.

The Presbytery slumbered over the matter till October,

1859, when it was again introduced, and a committee of A NEW five elders was appointed to supervise the mis- COMMITTEE. g|Qfj churches in the city, and report at any time what new church enterprises were feasible. This committee faithfully performed its duty, but was compelled to confine itself to the supervision of feeble THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 69

churches, being crippled as former committees had been, from the failure of the churches to furnish the necessary pecuniary aid. The next project for church extension was introduced into Presbytery and adopted on the 17th of May, 1864. " BUREAU -^ Bureau of City Missions" was constituted, OF CITY consisting of six ministers and twenty laymen, MISSIONS, ^i^g object being to establish mission schools and mission churches in the city of New York and its immediate vicinity, within the bounds of the Presbytery. Presbytery adopted this plan, which it is not necessary to exhibit in full, with some enthusiasm, but it proved so cumbersome that it never went into active operation. The matter rested so until April, 1867, when a committee A FINAL previously appointed reported a new and last PLAN. plan, to supersede the " Bureau." This plan consisted —

1. In the dissolution of the bureau of city missions. 2. That instead thereof a committee of two ministers and five laymen be appointed, to whom the whole business of church extension within the bounds of the Presbytery and of the mission churches now under the care of Presby- tery be committed.

3. That the title of this committee be " The Committee of Church Extension, Improvement, and Sustentation within the Bounds of the Presbytery of New York,"

4. That the special aim of this committee shall be the extension of our branch of the church at all suitable points within the city of New York and its immediate vicinity.

5. That this committee make a report of its transactions at the spring and fall meetings of the Presbytery. 6. A corresponding secretary shall be appointed to take the oversight of the whole work. This plan was adopted, and the committee were given full powers to carry out the objects of their appoint- JO THE TRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. mcnt. They were also empowered to enact such by-laws as would best promote the efficiency and success of the work. This committee on entering upon their work addressed a letter to the churches, which was adopted by Presbytery, and forms an important part of the history of THE , , . COMMITTEE church extension m the city. This paper says, TO THE " The spiritual necessities of the rapidly growing £jHURCE[ES population within the city, and the absolute need of forestalling them by appropriate provision in the way of church accommodation are so apparent that all Christian men may perceive the urgency of the case, and almost all Christian denominations are anxiously inquiring how to meet the demand. The Presbytery of New York have never indeed been insensible to these wants, nor altogether inactive in seeking to supply them. But after some years of comparatively inefficient effort, the Presbytery has been again and again compelled to acknowledge, with concern, that these plans have only in a very restricted degree met the pressing wants of the case ; and the reasons of this have not been hard to find. One reason has been the difficulty among such variety of views in framing a plan which would ensure the entire concert and co-operation in all our churches. Another was the very large sums needed to carry on the work in a satisfactory manner. A third was the objection urged by some against undertaking anything at all, distinct from the work of church extension adopted by the Assembly. These and several other hin- drances that might be mentioned have stood in the way in all past efforts, and have indeed restricted within very narrow bounds the good accomplished by the plans already set on foot by Presbytery. Even what has been done, therefore, has been done at great disadvantage. Not, indeed, that nothing suitable and permanent has been effected; on the contrary, the substantial fruits of the past liberality of many in our congregations are seen in the 1

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permanent establishment of several enterprises which had been crippled for want of funds. " But on the other hand enterprises quite as promising have continued a precarious existence, simply for the lack of ready and sufficient aid. And again, auspicious begin- nings have been suffered to decline altogether, to the waste of the feeble sums which were actually applied to them, simply for the lack of more ample support.

" Above all, favorable opportunities for advance are allowed to slip by. No advantage is taken of new and favored points where the population is rapidly increasing, and where the prospect holds out strong inducements to take preliminary steps in the purchase of suitable church sites, and in the establishment of temporary preaching stations in anticipation of a speedy demand for the existence of thriving Presbyterian churches. From all such inviting spots toward which Christian enterprise naturally turns with desire, Presb)'tery has been obliged to turn away for the want of some fixed system of operation." This committee entered upon their work with energy, and up to the time of the Reunion had accomplished more than any previous effort in the work of church extension. And this work was greatly strengthened by an act passed by the Legislature of New York March 30, 1867, incorpo- rating the trustees of the Presbytery, thus securing much property that came into their hands.

The fourth point to be considered is, the action of Presbytery in relation to the division and the reunion of the church.

I do not intend to make comments or draw conclusions from the action of Presbytery during these great crises of ^^^ church, but simply narrate the action ORGANIZATION OF TFTTID of Presbytery. The first movement which PRESBYTERY, seemed to separate brethren was the erection of the Third Presbytery of New York, which was done on ;

72 THE TRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. the principle of" elective affinity." At the meeting of the Synod of New York held in October, 1830, eii^ht members of the Presbytery of New York requested to be erected into a new Presbytery. This was accordingly done, and the Third Presbytery of New York was constituted, consisting of the following churches and ministers: the Laight

Street Church and its pastor, Samuel H. Cox, D.D. ; the Spring Street Church and Henry C. Ludlow, its pastor; the

Central Church and its pastor, William Patton, D. D. the Allen Street Church and Henry White, its pastor; the Seventh Church and Elihu W. Baldwin, its pastor; the Bowery Church and John Woodbridge, its pastor; the iSleecker Street Church and Erskine Mason, its pastor; and the North Church and Joseph D. Wickham, its pastor; the First Free Church, with Joel Parker, its pastor, together with Absalom Peters, George W. Perkins, Baker Johnson,

John A. Murray, and Henry A. Rowland ; and the Montreal and Union churches. By the erection of this Presbytery the two parties in the Presbytery which were beginning to crystallize were sepa- rated from each other. There was no further movement in the Presbytery on the subjects which were beginning to agitate the church until the 4th of December, 1834, when they adopted a pastoral letter, which they recommend to be read in all the churches. In this letter attention is called to the perils which environ the church at large, in an apparent determination to break away from its accepted forms of thought and action, and to enter upon new and dangerous experiments. But especially among the churches of the Presbytery the apprehended danger was stated to be " an alarming indifference to some of those vital truths of Christianity contained in our formu- laries, and the consequent decline of living piety in our churches, — in the loss of first love, and in the absence of holy example and a spirit of importunate prayer among our members." THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 73

It especially urges the people to become well acquainted with the standards of doctrine and discipline, in view of the growing inattention to them, and the ignorance of them in many who had in the recent revivals been brought into the church. It beseeches the people not to regard the Confession of Faith as the relics of a dark age, or as useless and antique. It holds up that Confession of Faith as containing the system of truth taught in the Holy Scriptures, and therefore is the only bond of our denominational union. The letter also calls attention to some of the errors in doctrine with their afifiliated irregularities in practice which were rife, and presents eight errors in doctrine which were beginning to arise in the church, which are declared to be at variance with the standards. It calls attention also to " a system of extravagant and fanatical measures " which were found in combination with the errors of doctrine, that were in danger of exerting a disastrous influence upon the souls of men ; and although these evils, it thinks, had been greatly exaggerated, being confined to comparatively a few persons, yet the danger was great and growing. We find no further action on this subject until April 21, 1835, when a communication from the Cedar Street Church, "ACT AND " relative to differences of opinion and practice TESTIMONY." j^ ^Yiq Presbyterian Church, with particular reference to the * Act and Testimony,' " was presented to Presbytery. The whole subject was referred to a special committee, who brought in the following resolutions: —

" Resolved, — i. That this Presbytery bear its testimony against the errors in doctrine set forth in a paper called 'The Act and Testimony,' published by the minority of the last General Assembly. " 2. That in their opinion, the present state of the church loudly called for such a testimony against the prevailing 74 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

errors of the da}-; that they believe the statement in the

' Act and Testimon)' ' respecting errors in doctrine held by members of our communion to be substantially correct,

and lament that so little has been done by the judiciaries of our church to discipline such ministers as have dis- seminated those errors." These resolutions were carried by one majority. Where- upon, in view of the closeness of the vote, they were immediately reconsidered, and the whole subject indefinitely postponed. On the 26th of April, 1836, the following resolution was

offered in Presbytery : — " Resolved, That while there are errors to be deeply re-

gretted in a work entitled ' Notes on the Romans,' by "NOTES ON the Rev. Albert Barnes, of Philadelphia, yet THE ROMANS." j^- appears to this Presbytery they have been unduly exaggerated, and are not of such magnitude as to justify the sentence passed upon their author by the Synod of Philadelphia." On the next day this resolution was taken up and rejected by a large majority. On the 12th of October following, Presbytery passed unanimously a resolution condemning the book of Mr. Barnes, as follows: — " Resolved, That, in the present crisis of the Presbyterian Church, the Presbytery feel themselves called upon in the providence of God to declare that they do regard the

book entitled * Notes on the Romans,' by the Rev. Albert

Barnes, as (after all the author's emendations) omitting important truths taught in that Epistle; and as containing various erroneous sentiments, especially as with regard to original sin, the relation of man to Adam, and justification by faith in the atoning sacrifice and righteousness of the Redeemer, and therefore as highly improper to be introduced into Bible classes and Sabbath-schools."

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of our church, — which are our bond of union, and the rule of judgment by which all doctrinal controversies are to be decided, — they are to be understood in their plain and obvious meaning, and to be received without mental reservation." In April, 1835, two ministers and two elders were appointed to attend the Convention called by the friends of the " Act and Testimony," which was to meet in Pittsburgh a week preceding the General Assembly. We find nothing further on this subject until Oct. 10, 1838, when the Presbytery by motion approved the course

of its commissioners to the General Assembly of that year,

in continuing to sit in the body " as it was regularly organized in the Seventh Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia,

and in assisting in its deliberations until its dissolution." They also declare their adherence to that Assembly. This was the last action on the subject. ^^^^ now, passing over many years of sepa- TEE PHILA- DELPHIA ration, inquire what action Presbytery took in CONVENTION, reference to the reunion of the church.

At a meeting held Oct. 9, 1867, a committee consisting of one minister and one elder (afterwards increased to three ministers and two elders) was appointed to attend a meeting for prayer and conference, to be held in Phila- delphia the ensuing November. This committee consisted of the Rev. Messrs. George D. Archibald, Wm. G. T. Shedd, and John M. Stevenson, with Elders E. C, Bridgeman and John Stuart. While appointing these delegates Presbytery wished it to be understood that they did not commit themselves to organic union with any of the denominations who might be represented there. In December, 1867, Presbytery took up the subject of reunion. They declare that while not approving in every

BASIS OF particular the plan of union which had been pre- UNION. sentcd to the Assembly in the spring by a joint committee, believing that it needs more definite and ; ;

y6 THE PRESB^TERV OF NEW YORK. guarded statement, yet they express themselves as heartily in favor of reunion with this and all other branches of the

Presbyterian family, so soon as it can be effected upon a well-defined and harmonious basis. Presbytery declared itself satisfied with the declarations made by the New School brethren, as to their cordial acceptance of the Con- fession of Faith and Form of Government as containing the system of doctrine and order laid down in the Holy Scripture. Having heard the delegates who had attended the meeting at Philadelphia, Presbytery adopted the following paper, as expressing their views on the subject: — " Whereas, a convention representing the divided portions of the Presbyterian family met in Philadelphia on the 7th and 8th ultimo, and with fraternal confidence and remarkable unanimity agreed upon a basis of union founded upon our common standards " And whereas, a cordial organic union of all Presbyte- rians in one body would greatly increase the efficiency of the church by both concentrating and dispersing her labors, by economizing her means

" And whereas, it is believed that such cordial union is demanded by the prayer of the Redeemer, as now especially taught by his spirit, and pressed upon their consideration by his providence, —

" Therefore Resolved : First. The Presbytery of New York accepts the action of the late Presbyterian Conven- tion with the utmost cordiality and prays our General Assembly to appoint five delegates, as has been proposed, with the view of agreeing upon measures to unite the branches of the Presbyterian Church into one organic body. " Resolved: Second. That this Presbytery hails with joy the highly important recommendation of the convention, namely, — that friendly and fraternal intercourse be culti- vated by interchange of pulpits, by fellowship with one —

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another in social and religious meetings, and in every other practicable way, — it being the earnest desire of Presby- tery that henceforth a fellowship characterized by mutual confidence and affection may exist, as a precursor to that organic union which is designed to revive religion and extend the Redeemer's kingdom." The subject of reunion was again brought up at a meeting of Presbytery held Oct. 13, 1868, when considering the basis of union sent down by the General Assembly. The whole subject was discussed in an able and earnest manner, after which the following preamble and resolution were adopted, one minister entering his protest: — " Whereas, the last General Assembly unanimously expressed its preference for an amendment of the first article of the terms of reunion by striking out the following clause, namely, ' It being understood that the Confession is received in its historical, that is, in the Calvinistic or Reformed sense, it is also understood that various methods of viewing, stating, explaining, and illustrating the doctrines of the Confession which do not impair the integrity of the Reformed or Calvinistic system, are to be freely allowed in the united church, as they have been in the separate

' churches ;

" And whereas, we believe that said first article is liable to be understood in different senses by different persons, and that the standards common to both churches furnish the most safe and honorable doctrinal basis for the united church and secure unanimity and good feeling among us, " Therefore Resolved, That this Presbytery hereby express its preference for the first article amended as above expressed, and do hereby authorize the next General Assembly to adopt such measures as they may think best for securing the concurrence of the General Assembly of the other branch of the church to the terms of reunion as so amended, as aforesaid. 78 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

" And we do hereby give our consent to reunion on the terms so amended without further submission of the question to this Presbytery." At the meeting of the General Assembly in June the following questions were sent down to the Presbyteries, to which they required a categorical answer: — " Do you approve of the reunion of the two bodies now claiming the name and rights of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, on the following basis? — namely: The reunion shall be effected on the doctrinal and ecclesiastical basis of our common standards ; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments shall be acknowledged to be the inspired word of God, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice; the Confession of Faith shall continue to be sincerely received and adopted as containing the system of doctrine taught in the Holy

Scriptures ; and the government and discipline of the Presbyterian Church in the United States shall be approved as containing the principles and rules of our polity." This question was taken up by Presbytery on the 7th of June, 1869, and was answered in the affirmative. This was the last action taken by Presbytery on the subject. Reunion was consummated, and Presbytery with enlarged numbers entered upon a new course.

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

A few topics not included in the previous pages will conclude this history. An account of the erection of the Third Presbytery of New York has already been given, and nothing more is necessary to be said on that matter. After the division of the church in 1838, a new Second Presbytery was erected, and the Rev. Robert McCartee, THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 79

PRESBYTERIES D. D., and the Canal St. Church, and the hUEOTiiD. -^Qy William Marshall and the church at Peekskill, and the Rev. Robert Birch were transferred

to it. In October, 1850, the Synod set off to the Presbytery of Connecticut the Rev. Joseph Harvey, D. D., and the church at Thompsonville, the Rev. Robert G. Thompson and the church at Tariffville, the Rev. Gerrish Barrett, and the Rev. James Ely. No further change occurred till October, 1855, when the following churches and ministers were set off to form the

Presbytery of Nassau : Jonathan Greenleaf and the Walla- bout Church, John P. Knox and the Newtown Church,

J. Edson Rockwell and the Central Church, Brooklyn, Benjamin F. Stead and the Astoria Church, Peter D. Oakey

and the Jamaica Church, Henry J. Van Dyke and the First Church, Brooklyn, Casper W. Hodge and the Ainslee St. Church, Williamsburgh, John D. Wells and the First Wil- liamsburgh; with the Rev. Samuel E. Cornish, Samuel I. Prime, D. D., John Neander, John B. Findlay, Thomas

J. Evans, and the Williamsburgh German and Scotch churches, both having stated supplies. Although the subject of Foreign Missions has always been one of paramount interest to the Presbytery, yet we FOEEIGN firi<^ but little recorded in reference to it. In MISSIONS. October, 1817, a communication was received from the "United Foreign Missionary Society" asking aid in their work. Presbytery in answer cheerfully engages to contribute to their funds, and recommends to the sessions of the various churches to consider how this can be most effectually done, and suggests that special sessions for prayer be set apart for the success of the society. In the

" Narrative " of that year it says of the society, " This mighty engine of beneficence, though complicated in its operations and embarrassed in its resources, continues to go forward." 80 THE TRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

The Monthly Concert for Missions was established in 1815, at first embracing only the home field, but afterwards enlarging its sphere. So important did they consider this agent that in 181 7 they took new action to increase its efficiency, and in April, 1818, a great improvement is reported, — so that instead of a few from different congregations meeting together, the number had increased tenfold. In April, 1832, "The Western Foreign Missionary So- ciety " appealed for aid, but as Presbytery had been for years identified with the A. B. C. F. M. it could only wish them God-speed. In 1837 the Assembly erected its Board of Foreign Missions, and from this time on Presbytery threw all its interest in that body.

As early as 181 1, there were associations of benevolent persons in the city engaged in giving instruction during SABBATH- the week to the children of the poor, but we find SCHOOLS. fjQ notice by Presbytery of Sabbath-schools as we now have them until 1818. There were a few such schools under private direction, but not as a regular part of church work. In that year Presbytery expresses its great satis- faction at the success of Sabbath-schools established in the various churches. The children in these schools were drawn almost entirely from the ignorant classes, the children of the church being taught at home by their parents. In 1824 the subject of Sabbath-schools had become prominent, so that at that time there were from one to four such schools in each church, besides large male and female Bible-classes; and during the year above mentioned sixty-eight from the Bible-classes in the Rutgers St. Church were added to the church. In 1829 the West- minster Catechisms were for the first time introduced into the Sabbath-schools by the direction of Presbytery. From this point onward the stream widened and deepened, until at the close of the period under review it had become a jireat river. 1

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Not till the year 1818 do we find Presbytery taking any action in reference to the evil of intemperance. In

October of that year it is recommended to

TEMPEEANCE. . . , , 11 mmisters, elders, and deacons to^ rcframr fromr offering ardent spirits to visitors at their houses, " except in extraordinary instances." In April, 1828, Presbytery earnestly and affectionately recommend, —

1. That the churches under their care adopt prompt and vigorous measures in regard to the alarming evil of intemperance. 2. That inasmuch as the moderate use of ardent spirits under the mistaken idea of utility or hospitality has often been productive of the worst consequences, heads of families discourage its use in their families or by those in their employ, except for medicinal purposes.

3. That all who are engaged in importing, distilling, or vending ardent spirits solemnly consider the morality of pursuing this branch of business. In October, 1832, Presbytery resolved that in their opinion '• it is the duty of all men, and especially of those who profess the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, entirely to abstain from the use of ardent spirits as a drink, and the traffic in it as such ; and that it is also the duty of all our churches, not only themselves to abstain from such use and traffic, but do all in their power to promote the formation of temperance societies, procure signatures to the temperance pledge, and in other ways to advance the progress of the temperance cause." This action seems to have made some impression, for the next year in their report to the Assembly they say, " The cause of temperance, so intimately connected with sound morality, so indis- pensable to the wide extension of religion, and in which human happiness has so deep an interest, is kindly cher- ished in all our churches, and we rejoice to say that a goodly number of professors of religion in our connection, 6 82 THE PRESB\TERY OF NEW YORK. in the year past, have, for conscience' sake, washed their hands from all participation in the use or traffic of that dcfiUng clement ardent spirits. This subject has also en- listed extensively the kind interest and vigorous efforts of the young." In April, 1848, Presbytery resolved —

" I. That it regards with interest the effort which is now in progress to rescue the cause of temperance from irreligious connections, and to place it on the basis of Christianity, "2. That this Presbytery, without committing itself to any organization, reaffirms the views long since expressed by the Presbyterian Church as to the expediency of absti- nence from intoxicating drinks, and earnestly commends to the ministers and churches under its care the continued prosecution of every Scriptural endeavor to suppress and prevent intemperance ; and does hereby invite their hearty concurrence in renewed endeavors to carry out Christian principles on this subject." There have been three general revivals in the churches

of the Presbytery, namely: in 181 1, 1831, and EEVrvAlSi „ „ 1858.

The revival in 181 1 was the most powerful that had ever been experienced in the history of the Presbytery. There were no extraordinary means used to induce or extend it. The " praying societies " which had been recently insti- tuted proved to be of great benefit at this time. The influences of Divine grace upon those converted seemed to operate by a gradual illumination of the mind, deeply impressing upon it the truth as it is in Jesus, and produc- ing in the life corresponding fruits.

In 1 83 1 a great outpouring of the Spirit occurred. Early in February a united service of all the congregations was appointed to pray for a revival ; and these meetings were kept up for several successive days. These gather- ings for prayer were signally blest. There were also meet- THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 83 ings at sunrise held in many of the churches with the most happy effects. The great features of the work were the same that appeared in Apostolic times, — preaching in public and from house to house, united with prayer and a simple and faithful instruction from the Bible to the young. About five hundred were added to the churches on confession of their faith. The third general revival occurred in 1858. Six months before it commenced the mouths of all were filled with lamentation on account of the universal coldness. But the financial depression of the previous year seemed to have prepared the hearts of many for a blessing. The means used to carry forward the work were such as the Holy

Spirit is used to honor for the conferring of grace prayer, ; exhortation, and the preaching of the Word were the only resort. A striking fact in this revival was the accessibility among almost all classes to approach on the subject of salvation.

Another remarkable feature of the case was that it was carried forward without reference to any prominent man or men as the chief instruments. God himself was the leader of his people. In the whole work Christ was made the central point to which attention was generally directed. The results of this revival in the churches of this Pres- bytery were — A very evident and general solemnity which pervaded the congregations, accompanied with a fixed attention and an apparent desire to profit by the word preached.

A decided increase in the attendance upon all the meetings for worship. A quiet yet very perceptible increase in the demand for personal instruction. A readiness to abandon old defences and refuges of lies, and to seek earnestly and immediately an interest in Christ. 84 THE rRESB\TERY OF NEW YORK.

And lastly, conversions; among which were children of the church brought in, sceptics convinced, backsliders reclaimed, — and not least, spiritual despair giving place to cheerful faith and hope in God. More than five hundred were in that year added to the church on the confession of their faith. The intervals betAveen these great revivals were not altogether without fruit; the truth was advancing, but

there was no prevailing spiritual influence embracing all the churches of the Presbytery. On the 30th of November, 1867, the Presbytery of New INCORPOEATION "^'^or^ ^^'^s incorporated by the Legislature OF THE under the title " The Trustees of the Presby- PKESBTTEKT. ^^^^ ^f ^^^^ York." The following extract from the charter will explain itself: —

" The said corporation shall, in law, be capable of taking for religious and charitable purposes, by gift, devise, bequest, grant, or purchase, and of holding, conveying, and otherwise disposing of the same from time to time, all real and personal estate now held for the benefit of the said Presbytery, or which hath been or may hereafter, for the purposes of the said Presbytery, and in the promotion of its charitable or religious purposes, be given, devised, bequeathed, or granted to the said corporation by their name, or to the said Presbytery, or ^or the charitable and religious uses thereof, or which may, in any manner, have accrued or shall accrue from the interest, income, or use of such real and personal estate. Provided, that the yearly income received from tlie property of the said corporation shall not exceed ten thousand dollars. " The management and disposal of the affairs and property of the said corporation shall be in the hands of the said Trustees and their successors in office from time to time ; and which Trustees shall hold their offices at the pleasure of the said Presbyter)', and all vacancies shall be filled by them. " The said corporation shall possess the general powers, rights, and privileges, and be subject to the liabilities and provisions contained in the eighteenth chapter of the first part of the Revised Statutes, so far as the same are applicable, and also subject to the provisions of chapter three hundred and sixty of the laws of eighteen hundred and sixty." THE

FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

1822-1870.

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FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

< 1822-I87O.

IN November, 1753, several ministers of the Antiburgher Associate Synod of Scotland, who had recently come from Scotland and Ireland, constituted themselves into a Presbytery under the name of" The Associate Presbytery of Pennsylvania." In May, 1776, their numbers being greatly increased, they divided themselves into tvvo bodies, entitled " The Presbytery of Philadelphia," and '* The Presbytery of New York." On the 13th of June, 1782, a body of Presbyterians in Pennsylvania, who styled themselves " Reformed Presby- terians," united with these Presbyteries and assumed the name of " The Associate Reformed Synod." Those who refused to enter into this union remained as tAvo independent bodies, known as "The Associate Presbyterian Church," and " The Reformed Presbyterian Church." The Associate Reformed Presbytery of New York, of which the Fourth Presbytery is the successor, continued under that name until October, 1821, when it came into connection with the General Assembly by the adoption of " the following resolution : Resolved, That this Presbytery approve the articles of union between the General Assem- bly of the Presbyterian Church and the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Church." At the meeting of the Synod of New York held in 1822 the Presbytery was received, and on the 8th of April it appointed commissioners to the General Assembly, who 88 FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NE\V YORK. were directed to report to that body that hereafter this Presbytery should be known as the Second Presbytery of New York.

A few facts in reference to this Presbytery before its union with the Assembly will not be out of place in this history.

P^rom 1782 till 1822 this Presbytery was actively engaged in advancing the interests of the Presbyterian

Church within its bounds. Among its ministers we find the names of James Proudfit, John Mason, Robert Annan, John Dunlap, John Smith, Thomas G. Smith, George Mairs, and David Telfair. And among its churches, Cedar St., New York, New Perth (now Salem), Cambridge, and Hebron and Argyle in Washington County, New York. In 1794 this Presbytery was divided into the Presby- teries of New York and Washington. At the time of the union in 1822 there were but three churches connected with the Presbytery in the city, namely: the Fiist or Cedar St. Church, of which the Rev. R. B. McLeod was pastor; the Second or Pearl St. Church, of which the Rev. William W. Phillips was pastor; and the Third or Murray St. Church, of which the Rev. John M. Mason was pastor; but Dr. Mason was released from his charge the day on which the Presbytery resolved to connect itself with the General Assembly. In the country, connected with the Presbytery, were the Graham's Church, Little Britain, Bloomingburg, Delhi, and Newburgh, — with

Rev. J. Mcjimpsey pastor of the first; R. Scrimgeour of the second ; Bloomingburg vacant; and John J. Christie of the last; the Rev. John Mulligan, and the Rev. Joseph Penny, ministers without pastoral charge.

On the 1 2th of November, 1822, the Graham's Church with its pastor withdrew from Presbytery. On the 13th of April, 1824, the Rev. R. B. McLeod was released from the Cedar St. Church; and on the ist of May the Rev. Joseph McElroy, who had been received from the Presby- FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 89

tery of Monongahela, was installed pastor. On the i8th of October licentiate Nehcmiah Brown was ordained and installed pastor of a church at Huntington, L. I., — this church having withdrawn from the Presbytery of Long Island, and being now independent, — from which he was released June II, 1832. On the nth of June, 1826, the Rev. William W. Phillips was released from the Pearl St. Church, he having accepted a call to the Wall St. Church. On the 23d of August, 1826, the Rev. Walter Monteith, who had been received from the Presbytery of Albany, was installed pastor of the Pearl St. Church, from which he was released April 29, 1829. Mr. Monteith was succeeded by the Rev. Benjamin H. Rice, of the Presbytery of Hanover.

He was installed Dec. 2, 1829, and continued their pastor until Sept. 25, 1832, when he was released. On the 17th of April, 1834, the Rev. Henry A. Rowland was received from the Presbytery of Fayetteville and installed pastor. Mr. Rowland was released on the 7th of January, 1843. On the 14th of December, 1843, the Rev. Charles H. Read was ordained and installed as pastor. On the 25th of September, 1832, the Rev. William D. Snodgrass was released from the Murray St. Church, and on the 31st of January, 1833, the Rev. Thomas Mc- Auley, who had been received from the Second Presbytery of Philadelphia, was installed. This church afterwards changed its location, and was known as the Eighth St. Church. In October, 1835, the church at West Farms was set off by the Synod to this Presbytery, and on the 22d of June the Rev. Matthew T. Adam was installed pastor. On the 13th of November, 1838, the Eighth Avenue

Church with its pastor, the Rev. Henry Riley, were received. Mr. Riley was released from his charge December 27, 1838, and on the 7th of April, 1839, the Rev. Robert C. Brisbin was installed. Mr. Brisbin remained with the church till

May I, 1 841, when the pastoral relation was dissolved. 90 FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

On the 30th of June, 1844, the Rev. James J. Ostrom, who had been received from the Presbytery of New York, was installed pastor. On the ist of December, 1851, Mr. Ostrom was released, and on the 31st of April, 1852, the Rev. Frederick G. Clark was installed. In April, 1853, the church entered a new house of worship, and became known as the West Twenty-third St. Church. On the 22d of December, 1858, the church withdrew and joined the Pres- bytery of New York. The church at New Rochelle was taken under the care of Presbytery Oct. 16, 1839, and remained without a pas- NEW tor until January 20, 1845, when the Rev. EOCHELLE. Charles Hawley was installed. On the 23d of October, 1848, Mr. Hawley resigned, and was succeeded by the Rev. Charles E. Lindsley, who was installed June 28, 1850. Mr. Lindsley was released Oct. 12, 1858, and was succeeded by the Rev. Erskine N. White, who was installed

Dec. 3, 1862. Mr. White resigned Aug. 3, 1868, and was followed by the Rev. David Hopkins, who was installed

Jan. 7, 1869. Mr. Hopkins was released by death Nov. i, 1869. The further history of the churches already noticed will be continued hereafter. We now consider the action of this Presbytery at the time of the disruption. The first intimation on the minutes of the division which had occurred in the church was at a meeting held April 2, 1839, when the following brief correspondence was presented : —

Sessions of the Second Presbytery of New York. Nov. 6, 1838.

Resolved : That the Stated Clerk be instructed to apply to the Rev. Henry A. Rowland, late Stated Clerk, for the Book of Minutes of this Presbytery.

J. McElrov, Stated Clerk.

Mr. Rowland will please hand the above-mentioned Book to the bearer. Respectfully,

J. McElroy. FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 91

New York, March 27, 1839. To the Rev. y. McElroy, D.D.

Dear Sir, — I received a note from you, enclosing the copy of a resolution purporting to have been passed by the Second Presby- tery of New York held Nov. 6, 1838, directing an application to me for the Book of Minutes of said Presbytery. On examination of the Records in my possession, I find that there were no sessions of the Presbytery held at that time, and no such resolution passed. Respectfully yours, Henry A. Rowland, Stated Clerk.

The next action of the Presbytery on this subject was at a meeting held April 22, 1839, when the following question was proposed: "What shall be done with ministers and churches who have seceded from the Presbytery?" A committee was appointed to propose a suitable overture for the Assembly. At a meeting of Presbytery held on the 14th of May, 1839, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted : —

" Resolved, — i. That the union of this Presbytery with the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church is, and always has been, a compact of a purely ecclesiastical nature, and was formed for the promotion of more extended Christian fellowship, and to unite our efforts with others the more successfully to advance the interests of the Redeemer's kingdom. " 2. That in approving the union constituted between the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Church and the General Assembly this Presbytery has never ceded the right to rescind their act of approval and to re-assert their separate jurisdiction, whenever they shall deem the ends for which the union was formed to be unattainable ; and that consequently no acts of the General Assembly can in any way affect the integrity of their organization, or alienate the personal and associated rights of themselves and the churches under their jurisdiction.

" 3. That whereas, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 92 FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF >s^EW YORK. on a motion to dismiss the suit of the Trustees, called Relators, appointed by the General Assembly which met in the First Church, Philadelphia, did decide in favor of the application of said Relators, and the court at Nisi Prius, Judge Rodgers presiding, did affirm the same, and there was given by the jury a unanimous verdict in their favor; and whereas, the majority of the Court in Banc, on motion for a new trial, have given an opinion based on an assumption of facts, and an entire misapprehension of the constitution and laws of the Presbyterian Church, and have granted a new trial ; and whereas, the act exscinding four Synods, passed by the General Assembly of 1837, was an act which in its nature and consequences is revolutionary, subversive of the constitution of the church, destructive of the rights of the Presbyteries and churches under that constitution, and is unfraternal, unchristian, and oppressive; and whereas, it of right belongs to us to decide our ecclesiastical relations, and to declare to which of the bodies claiming each to be the General Assembly we are as a Presbytery attached, —

" Therefore Resolved : That the General Assembly which convened in the First Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, and which included the commissioners from the Synods unjustly excluded, and w^as open to the reception of the commissioners legally appointed by all the Presbyteries, is the true General Assembly, and ecclesiastically the body to which we are, as a Presbytery, united."

On the 1 8th of June, 1845, the Eighth Street Church ^^^^^ pastor, the Rev. Thomas McAulcy, with- EIGHTH ^^^ 8TREET drew in an irregular manner, while the pastor was CHUECH. under judicial process, and connected themselves with the Presbytery of New York. At a meeting of the Synod of New York and New Jersey, held in the Bleecker St. Church on the 25th of October, 1845, ^^^^ following changes were made in the Presbyteries, in accordance with a joint overture sent up FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 93 by the Second and Third Presbyteries of New York, namely: The name of the Second Presbytery was changed to " The Fourth Presbytery of New York," and the following ministers and churches of the Third Presbytery were transferred to that body: the Rev. Erskine Mason and the Bleecker St. Church; the Rev. Edwin Holt and the

Carmine St. Church; the Rev. Jonathan J. Jones and the

Welch Church ; the Rev. William Adams and the Central

Church ; the Rev. Mason Noble and the Eleventh Church ; the Rev. Horace Eaton and the Sixth St. Church; the Rev. Ezra H. Gillett and the Harlem Church; the Rev. D.

Taylor Bagg and the Madison St. Church ; and the Revs. Daniel L. Carroll, Henry White, L. Burton Rockwood, and Josephus B. Loring, ministers without pastoral charge. The Fourth Presbytery of New York, thus reorganized, held its first meeting in the lecture-room of the Bleecker THE FOURTH St. Church on the 14th of January, 1846. PRESBYTERY. Xhe Rev. Charles H. Read was elected moderator, and the Rev. Erskine Mason, stated clerk. At its reorganization the Presbytery included the following ministers and churches: the Revs. Charles H. Read, Erskine

Mason, William Adams, James J, Ostrom, Edwin Holt, Horace Eaton, L. Burton Lockwood, Henry White, Wil- liam J. Armstrong, E. G. Smith, Gorham D. Abbott,

Daniel L. Carroll, and Josephus B. Loring ; with the Pearl

St., Carmine St., Eighth Avenue, Bleecker St., Eleventh, Sixth St., Central, Harlem, Welch, Madison St., and New Rochelle churches. We now look at the history of these churches as connected with the Presbytery. The early history of some of them has already been given, but we continue the history of these. The Pearl St. Church remained under the pastoral care PEARL of the Rev. Charles H. Read until March 2, 1849, STREET, when the pastoral relation was dissolved. On the 23d of September the Rev. A. A. Wood was installed, 94 FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. who remained its pastor until Feb. 5, 1853, when he was released and the church was united with the Central Church. On the same day the pastoral relation of the Rev. William Adams with the Central Church was dissolved. The Central Church, now made strong by the accession from the Pearl St. Church, gave a call to the Rev. A. A. CENTRAL Wood. Dr. Wood remained as their pastor until CflUECH. May I, i860, when he was released. He was succeeded by the Rev. James B. Dunn, who was installed Jan. 13, 1864. Mr. Dunn was released June 29, 1868, and was followed by the Rev. James D. Wilson, who was installed Feb. 28, 1869. The Rev. Erskine Mason continued the pastor of the

Bleecker St. Church until his death in 185 1. On the 25th BLEECKER of April, i852,the Rev. Joel Parker was installed. STREET. In 1854 the church was removed to a new building, corner of Fourth Avenue and Twenty-second St., and was known as the Fourth Avenue Church. Dr. Parker was released from the pastoral charge Feb. 11, 1863, and was succeeded by the Rev. Howard Crosby, who was installed on the i6th of March the same year. The Carmine St. Church retained its pastor, the Rev. Edwin Holt, until April 20, 1846, when the pastoral rcla- CARMINE tion was dissolved. Mr. Holt was succeeded by STREET, the Rev. Thomas H. Skinner, Jr., who was installed Oct. 7. Mr. Skinner continued the pastor till

April 15, 1856, when he resigned. He was followed by the Rev. Thomas S. Hastings, who was installed October 20, 1856.

In 185 1 the Welch Church, having adopted the congre- WELCH gational form of church government, was on the CHURCH, -rtii of October of that year stricken from the roll of churches. On the 8th of June, 1850, the Rev. Mason Noble was released from the charge of the Eleventh Church, and on FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 95 the 22d of September the Rev. J. Parsons Hovey, who __j, had been received from the Presbytery of Han- ELEVENTH over, was installed. Dr. Hovey remained pastor CHUKCH. Qf t|-jg church until his death, which occurred December 16, 1863. He was succeeded by the Rev. Abbott E. Kittredge, who was installed Jan. 15, 1864. The Rev. Horace Eaton was released from the Sixth St. SIXTH Church April 10, 1849, and on the 5th of April, STREET. 1852, the church was dissolved. The Rev. Ezra H. Gillett remained the pastor of the

Harlem Church until April 4, 1870, when the pastoral HAKLEM relation was dissolved, — Dr. Gillett devoting his CHURCH, time to the duties of his professorship in the Uni- versity of New York, On the 15th of May the Rev. Theodore A. Leggett was installed pastor. The Rev. D. Taylor Bagg was released from the charge MADISON of the Madison St. Church Dec. 20, 1847, ^"^ on STREET, the 5th of April, 1848, the church withdrew from Presbytery. On the 14th of September, 1846, the Eighth St. Church, at the time connected with the Second Presbytery of New "^o*"^ (O- S-)» asked to be received by this Presby- EIGHTH STREET tery, on account of the course taken by the Second CHURCH. Presbytery in relation to their pastor-elect, the Rev. William R. Chapman. They were accordingly received, and Mr. Chapman was installed September 20. On the 23d of October, 1848, Mr. Chapman was released, and on the 5th of April, 1852, the church, having been long in a languishing condition, was disbanded. On the 7th of October, 1846, the Central Church at Haverstraw, which had been previously organized, was received by the Presbytery, and on the 25 th HAVERSTRAW. ^ . ., „ .1 id a c 17 of April, 1849, the Rev. Amasa S. rreeman was installed pastor. The Manhattanville Church was received by Presbytery Nov. 15, 1853, and the Rev. Oliver S. St. John installed. The 96 FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. church made but little progress, and on the 14th of April,

MANHATTAN- 1 857, Mr. St. John resigned. It never had VILLE. another settled pastor until after the Reunion. As early as February, 1853, the French Evangelical Church asked to be taken under the care of the Pres- FKENCH bytery, but it was not received till Nov. 18, EVANGELICAL. 1866, on which day the Rev. Mousseau G. des Islets was installed pastor. He remained less than a year, resigning Sept. 23, 1867. On the 6th of March, 1853, the Madison Square Church recently organized was received by the Presbytery, and MADISON on the same day the Rev. William Adams, who SQUAEE had been released from the Central Church, was installed. The church at Englewood was received by Presbytery

June 15, i860, and on the 20th the Rev. James H. Dwight was installed pastor. Mr. Dwight remained

ENGLEWOOD. . , , mam o^ 1 1 with them until April i, 1867, when he resigned. On the 19th of September Mr. Henry M. Booth, a licentiate of the Third Presbytery, w^as ordained and installed. On the 14th of April, 1862, the Church of the Covenant, from St. Church, was received, CHURCH ^ colony Mercer OF THE and on the i6th the Rev. George L. Prentiss COVENANT. ^^^5 installed pastor.

On the 1 2th of October, 1863, a church at Riverdale was received, and on the 28th Mr. George M. Boynton was ordained and installed pastor. Mr. Boynton EIVEEDALE. . , ^ ^ was released from the charge June 10, 1867. He was succeeded by the Rev. Henry H. Stebbins, who was installed Oct. 8, 1867.

The church at Darien, Ct., was organized Nov. 5, 1863, and Mr. James W. Coleman was ordained and in- DAEIEN. „ , ,, , ^ „^ stalled pastor March o, 1864. After the enlargement of the Presbytery in 1845, the subject of church extension in the city was often before FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 97 them, but as in other Presbyteries, the amount of money received for the purpose was entirely inadequate, and the most they were enabled to do was to sustain the French Evangelical and the Manhattanville churches. Most of the churches organized or received were self-sustaining from, the befrinnin";.

THE

THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

1830-1870.

THE

THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

1 830-1 870.

AT a meeting of the Synod of New York, held in the city of New York on the 23d of October, 1830, a request was presented from a number of ministers and churches asking that they might be organized as a Presby- tery, to be called " The Third Presbytery of New York." This petition was signed by the Rev. Samuel H. Cox and the Laight Street Church, Henry G. Ludlow and the Spring Street Church, William Patton and the Central Church, Henry White and the Allen Street Church, Elihu W. Baldwin and the Seventh Church, John Woodbridge and the Bowery Church, Erskine Mason and the Bleecker

Street Church, and Joseph D. Wickham, all connected with the Presbytery of New York. The Synod granted their request, and ordered that the petitioners be constituted a Presbytery on the 4th of

January, 1 83 1, at the Central Church. It also directed that such other ministers and churches of the Presbytery of New York as desired it might be embraced in the organization. At the time appointed the following additional ministers and churches appeared and signified their wish to be included in the new organization, namely: Herman Norton, George W. Perkins, Baker Johnson, John A. Murray, and Henry A. Rowland, with Union, Montreal, Free, and North churches. The Moderator then solemnly declared they 102 THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

were erected and constituted into a Presbytery, to be known hereafter as " The Third Presbytery of tlie City of New York." The Presbytery thus formed on the principle of elective affinity began its useful career.

The Rev. William Patton was elected the first moderator, and Henry G. Ludlow the stated clerk. Early in the year 1831 Presbytery made arrangements for a visitation of the churches, through committees of two ministers and two elders each. This evangelistic work proved to be abundantly successful, as witnessed in the great revival which immediately succeeded. In the " Narra- tive " presented to Presbytery in April of this year, we are shown the cause and effect of this work. " This visitation," it says, " of all the churches under the care of this Presbytery by committees of two ministers and two elders each ; days of public fasting, humiliation, and prayer, among the members of every church apart, on the day of their visitation respectively; concert prayer-meetings in different places at break of day; union meetings four and sometimes five days in a week and for several weeks suc- cessively, not without intermission ; union and parochial meetings for anxious inquiry; faithful and affectionate appeals to individuals; the simple exhibition of the offers, promises, commands, and warnings of the gospel, much in the very words which the Holy Ghost teacheth, in public and in private, by ministers and members of the church, to the thoughts and feelings of the ungodly; and all this persevered in, not without wasting toil, ardor of action, constant and united prayer in closets and in concerts, and a deeper sense than previously of our total dependence on God, — these have been briefly the measures pursued by us, and which the great Head of the Church hath been pleased to crown with his abundant grace." As in the histor>' of all the Presbyteries, the chief interest clusters around churches and their pastors, and the various changes that occur in them. We look first, then, at the THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 103

original churches of the Presbytery, and afterward at those

organized and received under its care. On the 3d of February, 1835, the Rev. Samuel H. Cox, who had been pastor of the Laight St. Church since Janu-

LAIGHT ^ry, 183 1, was released from his charge, and on the SIEEET. 23d of October the Rev. Flavel S. Mines, who had been received from the Presbytery of the District of Co- lumbia, was installed pastor. In April, 1837, difficulties in the church which led to prolonged contentions resulted in the withdrawal of the church and its pastor from the Presbytery. The Spring Street Church comes next. At the time that it came into this Presbytery the Rev. Henry G. Ludlow SPEoa was the pastor, and had been such from its organi- STEEET. 2ation in 1826. Dr. Ludlow was released from his charge on the 6th of April, 1837. He was succeeded by the Rev. William Patton, who was installed on the nth of October, 1837. Dr. Patton remained with this church for ten years, but on account of pecuniary embarrassments, which they felt they could not remove. Dr. Patton resigned. This was on the 29th of October, 1847. ^^ the 14th of September of that year the Rev. Alfred E. Camp- bell was installed. Dr. Campbell remained with the church till September 21, 1857, when the relation was dissolved. The Rev. Luther H. Van Doren was the next pastor. He was installed Nov, 24, 1857, After two years of discourag- ing labor Mr, Van Doren resigned his charge Nov, 28, 1859, The church was on the point of expiring, when on the 22d of June, 1863, Mr. James D. Wilson was ordained and installed. His brief pastorate put new life into the church; but having received a call from the Central Church, Mr. Wilson accepted, and was released from this charge March 3, 1869. At the time of the Reunion this church was vacant.

The Central Church is the next on the list of churches that constituted the Third Presbytery. The Rev. William 104 THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

Patton was the pastor, and had been such from its organ- CENTRAL ization in 1822. Having been appointed Secrc-

CHUECH. i^yy of ii-^Q Presbyterian Education Society, Dr. Patton resigned his charge on the 15th of September, 1834. He was succeeded by the Rev. WilHam Adams, who had joined the Presbytery from the Suffolk South Association,

Mass, The church and its pastor were set off to the Fourth Presbytery of New York in October, 1845. The Rev. Henry White, afterwards the distinguished professor in the Union Theological Seminary, was pastor of ALLEN the Allen St. Church at the time of the re-organi- BTEEET. zation of the Presbytery. He resigned his charge on the 9th of March, 1837, The Rev. William Bradley who succeeded him, was installed December 3, 1837. He remained until April 3, 1839, when he was released. The Rev. George B. Checver who had been received from an ecclesiastical council of Salem, Mass., was the next pastor, being installed Oct. 10, 1839. Dr. Cheever remained until April 24, 1844, when the pastoral relation was dissolved. The Rev. David B. Coe succeeded Dr. Cheever, being installed Oct. 14, 1844. Mr. Coe, having been appointed District Secretary of the American Home Missionary Society, resigned his charge April 29, 1849. The Rev. George Thatcher was installed the next pastor May 26,

1850, and was released Oct. 9, 1854. He was followed by the Rev. George C. Lucas, installed Nov. 11, 1855, and released Nov. 28, 1859. The Rev. William W. Newell, who was the pastor at the Reunion, was installed Feb. 8, i860. The early history of the Seventh Church is a record of God's gracious favor. The Rev. Elihu W. Baldwin was SEVENTH the pastor of the church when it entered the Third CHURCa Presbytery, but having accepted the presidency of Wabash College he resigned his charge, which took effect on the 8th of April, 1835. E)'"- Baldwin's pastorate had been one of continued and remarkable success. Revi- val after revival marked the history of this church. On THIRD PRESBITERY OF NEW YORK. 10$

the 2d of March, 1836, the Rev. Edwin F. Hatfield was installed, and remained in charge for twenty years. His ministry, like that of his predecessor, was remarkable for its revivals of religion. Dr. Hatfield was released from his charge Feb. 4, 1856. The Rev. T. Ralston Smith, the next pastor, was installed May 14, 1856. Dr. Smith remained until Oct. 15, 1866, when the relation was dissolved. The Rev. T. Madison Dawson was installed pastor June 12, 1867, and was in charge at the time of the Reunion. On the 29th of February 1836 the Rev. John Woodbridge, who had been pastor of the Bowery Church since 1820, ^^^^ released from his charge, and on BOWEET the 2d of November the same year the Rev. Richard W.

Dickinson was installed the pastor. On account of ill- health Dr. Dickinson was released from his charge April 9, 1837. The church was dissolved April 7, 1841. The Bleecker St. Church with its pastor, the Rev. Erskine BLEECKEE Mason, were set off by Synod to the Fourth Pres- STEEET. bytery of New York in October, 1845. The North Church, which had been organized in 1829, was set off to this Presbytery at its erection. In the spring

NOETH of 1 83 1 a trouble arose in this church which CHUECH. could not be pacified. The Presbytery therefore took the matter in hand and proposed a plan of adjustment which they proceeded to carry out as follows: That a division of the church be made. The part of the congregation remaining in the edifice of the North Church were to retain the incorporation ; those who retired were to retain the ecclesiastical organization. The body reremaining in " the old edifice was to be called The West Church ; those retiring were to be organized as "The North Church." This plan was consummated on the ist of July, 1831, at which time the Rev. Ebenezer Mason was installed pastor of the North Church. Dr. Mason remained in this charge until Feb. 5, 1833. On the 7th of October, 1835, the church was dissolved. I06 THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

The West Church was more successful. On the 25th of March, 1832, Mr, David R. Downer was ordained and WEST installed the pastor. On the 6th of October, 1841, CHUKCH. ^\^^^ church, which had been worshipping in an

edifice in Carmine St., received the name of " The Carmine St. Presbyterian Church." On the 15th of November of that year Mr. Downer resigned his charge, and was succeeded by the Rev. Edwin Holt, who was installed March

23, 1842. In October, 1845, the church was set ofif to the Fourth Presbytery of New York. The Union Church, which came into the Presbytery on its erection, has a short history. It was organized in 1829. UNION On the 9th of April, 1835, the pastoral relation of CHURCa ^i^g Rev. Herman Norton was dissolved, and on the 4th of April, 1839, the church was disbanded. An account of the American church at Montreal, Canada, will be found in the history of the Presbytery of

New York. At the time of its coming under MONTEEAL, _ ^ the care of this Presbytery the Rev. George W. Perkins was the pastor. Mr. Perkins resigned his charge on the 2d of September, 1839, and was succeeded by the Rev. Caleb Strong, who was installed Sept. 29, 1839.

Mr. Strong died at his post Jan. 4, 1847. On the 7th of November, 1847, the Rev. John McLeod was installed. Mr. McLeod was released from his charge Feb. 2, 1857. The next pastor was the Rev. James B. Bonar, who was

installed July 5, 1857. He remained in charge until Jan. 25, 1869, when he was released. At the time of the Re- union this church was vacant. The P'irst Free Church, sometimes known as the Dcy St. Church, which had come into this Presbytery from the THE FIEST Presbytery of New York, was the first of a num- FEEE. \)Qj- of free churches which were afterwards organized, being the results of the great revival. On the i8th of October, 1833, the Rev. Joel Parker, who had been its pastor from the beginning, resigned his charge in order to THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 10/

take up the same work in New Orleans. The Rev. Elijah E. Barrows succeeded Dr. Parker, and was installed July 26, 1835. Mr. Barrows resigned on the 9th of March, 1837. On the 23d of April, 1838, the Broadway Tabernacle Church, having adopted the Presbyterian form of govern- BROADWAT mcut, was taken under the care of Presbytery

TABERNACLE, and at the same time it was united with the P'irst Free Church; and on the 28th of October, 1839, the Rev. Joel Parker was installed the pastor. On the 6th of October, 1841, the Rev. Dr. Parker was released from his charge, and the church asked that Synod be requested to

set them ofif to the Second Presbytery of New York. I find no record in the minutes of the Second Presbytery of the reception of this church. The Second Avenue Church, originally called the Branch Church, at the corner of Stanton and Essex SECOND streets, was organized January 8, 1831, and re- AVENUE. ceived January 13. On the 22d of June, 1832, the Rev. John A. Murray was installed. He was released Oct. 8, 1834. On the 5th of June, 1835, the Rev. Charles S. Porter was installed. He resigned Nov. 15, 1841. On the 5th of April, 1843, the name of the church was changed to the Sixth Street Church. On the 21st of June, 1843, Mr. Horace Eaton was ordained and installed the pastor. The church was set off to the Fourth Presbytery of New York in October, 1845. On the 14th of February, 1832, the Second Free Church (Chatham Chapel), composed chiefly of members from THE SECOND the First Free Church, was organized, and on FREE. the 28th of September the Rev. Charles G. Finney was installed pastor. The labor connected with this church becoming too great for the strength of one man, the Rev. John Ingersoll was on the 2d of April, 1834, installed associate pastor. Mr. Ingersoll remained until

Feb. 4, 1835, "^vhen he resigned, and on the 2d of March, 1836, Dr. Finney was released. loS THIRD PRESBYTERY OF XEW YORK.

The church becoming congregational in its form of gov-

ernment, its name was erased from the roll of churches on the 13th of June, 1836. The Third Free, or Houston St. Church, was organized

and enrolled Feb. 5, 1833, and on the loth the Rev. Dirck

THE TTTTRT) C. Lansing was installed pastor. Mr. Lansing FREE. resigned July 23, 1835; ^^^ on the 23d of August the Rev. Nathaniel E. Johnson was installed. Mr.

Johnson remained till April 23, 1838, when he was released. On the 24th of April, 1839, Mr. Samuel D. Burchard, a licentiate of Transylvania Presbytery, was ordained and installed. Mr. Burchard remained in charge until May 27, 1846, when having accepted a call to the Thirteenth Street Church, a colony from this church, he was released. On the 14th of October, 1846, the Rev. Selden Haynes was installed pastor. The pastoral relation was dissolved

October 6, 1848. On the 2d of March, 1849, the Rev. R. S. Storrs Dickinson was installed pastor, remaining until May 10, 1853, when he was released. He was followed by the Rev. T. Ralston Smith, who was installed Nov. 2, 1853. Dr. Smith, having accepted a call to the Seventh Church, was released from this charge April 28, 1856. The church was dissolved April 19, 1858. The Welch Congregation, which worshipped in a building in Mott St. near Spring, was organized as a Presby- WELCH tcrian church July 14, 1833, and its pastor, Rev. CHURCH, jcnkin Jenkins, being a foreign minister, was received by Presbytery on probation. The church was set off by Synod in October, 1845, to the Fourth Presbytery of New York. The Fourth Free Church, a colony from the Second

Free Church, was received April 9, 1834, and the Rev. THE FOURTH Isaac N. Sprague was installed its pastor on FREE. the 1 2th of October following. Mr. Sprague was released April 5, 1836. On the i8th of January, 1837, the Rev. Joel Mann was installed. Mr. Mann re- THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. IO9 mained less than a year, resigning June 11, 1838. On the loth of October the Rev. James J. Ostrom was installed, but on account of difficulties which had arisen in the church, he resigned his charge June i, 1840. On the 26th of October following the church withdrew from Presbytery. The Village Church was organized Dec. 29, 1833, and was received by Presbytery Jan. 13, 1834. On the 22d of installed pastor, ^gj. June the Rev. William Page was VILLAGE and was released from his charge Oct. 6, 1835. CHURCH. On the 22d of March, 1836, Mr. Daniel Clark was ordained and installed pastor. On April 4, 1838, he was released from his charge. On the 9th of November, 1840, the Rev. Daniel Brown was installed. Mr. Brown was released Oct. 6, 1841, and the church was dissolved April

7» 1843- On the 13th of January, 1834, a German Reformed Con- gregation asked to be received under the care of Presby- GEEMAH tery. The request was granted and the church CHUECH. enrolled. On the 15th of November, 1834, the

Rev. George IVIills was received from the Synod of the German Church of Pennsylvania, and installed the pastor.

On the 1 6th of October, 1837, Presbytery was informed that the church and its pastor had joined the Episcopal Church. The minister and church were accordingly dropped from the roll of Presbytery.

The Brainerd Church was organized April 8, 1834, and on the 2d of November the Rev. Asa D. Smith was in- BEAINEED Stalled pastor. Dr. Smith was released May 26,

CHUECH. 185 1, to become pastor of the Fourteenth St. Church, which had been recently organized. Most of the members of this church connected themselves with the new organization, and the Brainerd Church was dissolved. The Manhattan Island Church was organized and re-

ceived June 10, 1834, and on the 15th Mr. John J. Slocum no THIRD TRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. was ordained and installed. Mr. Slocum was released his resig- MANHATTAN Oct. 26, 1 836, giving as a reason for ISLAND. nation that he had become so involved in the Catholic controversy as to find himself unable to dis- charge his pastoral duties in a proper manner.

There is no record of the dissolution of this church, but as many of its members were among the applicants for the organization of the Eleventh Church, it is probable that it was absorbed by that body. The Brooklyn Third Church was organized and received on the 22d of April, 1835, and on the same day Mr. RoUin BROOKLYN S. Stone was ordained and installed the pastor. THIED. Mr. Stone having resigned his charge on the 5th of April, 1837, the Rev. William B. Lewis was on the lOth of October installed as pastor. The church and its pastor were set off by Synod to the Presbytery of Brooklyn in October, 1838. The Mercer Street Church was organized and received October 23, 1835, and on the nth of November the Rev. MERCEE Thomas H. Skinner was installed pastor. Dr. STREET. Skinner, having been appointed a professor in the Union Theological Seminary, resigned his charge Feb. 29,

1848. On the 1 8th of June the Rev. Joseph C. Stiles, of the Presbytery of Hanover, was received and installed. Dr. Stiles having resigned his charge May 3, 1858, the Rev. Walter Clark was installed pastor Feb. 16, 1859. Dr. Clark was released Dec. 26, i860, and was succeeded by the Rev. Robert R. Booth, who was installed March 6,

1 86 1, and was still the pastor at the Reunion. The Madison Street Church was organized August 12,

1836, and enrolled October 5. Mr. James W. McLane MADISON was ordained and installed the first pastor Nov. 4, STREET. 1836. On the 1st of May, 1844, he was released from his charge. The Rev. Daniel T. Bagg succeeded him, being installed April 18, 1845. The church was setoff to the Fourth Presbytery of New York in October, 1845. THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. Ill

On the 13th of April, 1837, the Rose Hill Church, called also the Tenth Church, was organized and enrolled. The Rev. Shubael G. Spees was installed pastor May 13, 1838. Mr. Spees remained until Dec. 31, 1840, when he resigned. He was followed by the Rev. Charles P. Bush, who was installed Nov. 15, 1841, and

was released from his charge Oct. 9, 1845. On the 28th of January, 1846, the Rev. James Knox was installed. The

church never prospered, although it had able men for pastors. It worshipped in a little building in East Twenty-

second Street. The church was dissolved July 19, 1852. A committee appointed for the purpose organized the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn, on the 20th of

BROOKLYN April, 1 838. This is the only notice of the FOURTH, church on the minutes. It was probably set off to the Presbytery of Brooklyn soon after its organization. The First Church of Somers was taken under the care of

Presbytery April 3, 1839. On the 17th of April, 1847, the Rev. George Monilaus was installed pastor. On the 4th of

April, 1848, Mr. Monilaus departed this life. I do not find that it ever had another regular pastor while it remained in the Presbytery. On the i6th of October, 1866, the church was transferred to the Presbytery of North River. On the 13th of May, 1839, the Eleventh Church was organized, and on the 14th of October the Rev. Mason ELEVENTH Noble, of the Presbytery of the District of Co- CHURCH. lumbia, was installed. In October, 1845, the church and pastor were set off to the Fourth Presbytery of New York.

The First Colored Church with its pastor, the Rev. Theodore S. Wright, were received Oct. 16, 1839. Mr. FIRST Wright died March 25, 1847. During several COLORED, years this church was in an embarrassed condition. In 1848 their old building was sold, and an edifice in Prince St. was purchased by them. On the loth of March, 1848, the Rev. James C. W. Pennington was installed. 112 THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

Dr. Pennington resigned Feb. 25, 1S56. On the 3d of November, 1857, the Rev. Henry H. Garnet was installed. Mr. Garnet was released April 11, 1864, and was succeeded by the Rev. J. Sella Martin, who was installed March 22, 1865. Mr. Martin resigned April 16, 1866, when the Rev. Henry H. Garnet was recalled, and installed May 27, 1867. The church at Haverstraw was received March 10, 1840, and the same day Mr. George Hildreth was ordained and

installed. The church and its pastor were HAVEESTEAW.„,^ _ ^ transferred to another Presbytery by Synod in October, 1841, but the name of the Presbytery is not on record. On the 29th of June, 1844, a church at Harlem was organized, and was enrolled by Presbytery on the 14th of

„ ,„ , October. Rev. Ezra H. Gillett was ordained and installed as pastor April 16, 1845. The church and pastor were set off to the Fourth Presbytery of New York in October, 1845.

The Bloomingdale Church was organized March 17, 1845, and was recognized by Presbytery

BLOOMINGDALE. . ^< o -ri u 1 1 r ui April 18. Ihe church was always feeble, and never had a settled pastor. It was dissolved April 8, 1856. A colony from the Houston St. Church, formerly known as the Third Free Church, was organized on the 27th of

THIETEENTH May, 1 846, under the title of the Thirteenth 8TEEET. Street Church, and the Rev. Samuel D. Bur- chard was installed its pastor on the 3d of June. Dr.

Burchard was still the pastor at the Reunion. The North Church, the second of that name connected with the Presbytery, was organized in June, 1847, and was NOETH enrolled on the 4th of October. On the 6th of CHUECH. May, 1849, the Rev. Washington Roosevelt was installed pastor. He was released from the charge June 14, 1856. On the 13th of February, 1856, the Rev. Edwin THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. II3

F. Hatfield was installed. Dr. Hatfield was released May 25, 1864, and on the same day the Rev. Thomas Street was installed the pastor.

The West Hoboken Church, N. J., was organized June 12, 1850, and on the 13th of May, 1855, Mr. James C, Egbert

•V7EST was ordained and installed. At the Reunion the HOBOKEar. church and pastor became connected with the Presbytery of Jersey City.

On the 26th of May, 185 1, the Brainerd and the Sixth St. Churches were united and formed the Fourteenth St. FOURTEENTH Church, which was received by Presbytery and STREET. enrolled, and on the 26th of July the Rev. Asa D. Smith was installed pastor. Dr. Smith, having been appointed President of Dartmouth College, N. H., resigned his charge Nov. 9, 1863. He was succeeded by the Rev. Edward W. Hitchcock, who was installed April

8, 1866.

The Second Church of Jersey City was received April 5, 1852, and on the 30th the Rev. Charles Hoover was in-

JERSEY Stalled the pastor. Mr. Hoover resigned Nov. 28, CITY 1859, and was succeeded by the Rev. George C. Lucas, who was installed April 16, i860. On account of ill health Mr. Lucas was released Nov. 16, 1863. On the 13th of October, 1864, Mr. James M. Stevenson was ordained and installed pastor. The church and pastor at the Reunion became connected with the Presbytery of Jersey City.

The First Church of Yonkers was received May 3, 1852, with its pastor, the Rev. Dwight M. Seward. Dr. Seward *^^ charge June 20, 1870. At the TONKEES. '^^'S"^*^ Reunion this church became connected with the Presbytery of Westchester. The First Church of Hoboken was organized and

HOBOKEN received June 9, 1852. On the nth of June, FIEST. J 854, the Rev. Isaac P. Stryker was installed pastor. Mr. Stryker resigned the charge April 7, 1856, 8 114 THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. and was succeeded by Mr. William H. Babbitt, who was ordained and installed Jan. 31, 1857. Mr. Babbitt was released July 22, 1867. On the 5th of December, 1867, the Rev. Edward P. Gardner was installed. This church and its pastor became connected with the Presbytery of Jersey Cit)' at the Reunion. The German Church in Rivington Street was organized

Dec. 19, 1852, and enrolled Jan. 17, 1853. On the 6th of February the Rev, Henry Toclke was installed.

Mr. Toelke was deposed Oct. 3, 1864. The church was probably disbanded, as we find no notice of it afterwards. A church at Stamford, Ct.,was organized Feb. 25, 1853, and enrolled March i. On the 15th of April, 1853, the Rev. Tames L. Corning was installed the pastor. STAMTOED. ^^ ^ . . ,\. o ^ j .1. Mr. Cornmg resigned JNov. 3, 1850, and on the 4th of March, 1857, the Rev. Robert R. Booth was installed. Dr. Booth was released Feb. 18, 1861. On the 14th of April, 1862, the Rev. Dwight R. Bartlett was installed. Mr. Bartlett resigned on the 22d of February, 1864, and was succeeded by the Rev. Samuel P. Halsey, who was installed March 13, 1865. Mr. Halsey resigned Feb. 18, 1867. On the 30th of April, 1868, the Rev. Alexander Twombly was installed. The church and pastor became connected with the Presbytery of Westchester at the Reunion. The Sixth Street Church was organized March 23, 1853, and was enrolled April 4. The Rev. Franklin S. Howe was installed pastor on the i8th SIXTH STREET. ^^ ^^p^.^ q^ ^j^^ j^^j^ of April, 1854, the pastoral relation was dissolved. On the 1st of Nov- ember, 1858, the name of the church was changed to " The First Street Church." The church was dissolved April 25, 1866. On the 15th of January, 1854, the Second Church of Greensburg was organized, and on the 23d it was enrolled. THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. II5

On the 17th of December the Rev. Charles K. McHarg was installed. Mr. McHarg resigned Nov. 21,

Dewitt was ordained and installed. At the Reunion the church and its pastor were transferred to the Presbytery of Westchester The Union Presbyterian Church of Upper Morrisania, afterwards known as the Tremont Church, was organized and enrolled Nov. 8, 1854. On the 4th of June, 1856, Mr, Charles C. Wallace was ordained and installed pastor. Mr. Wallace was released Feb. 2, i860. On the 17th of September, 1863, Mr. Alexander Nesbitt was ordained and installed. At the Reunion the church and its pastor were transferred to the Presbytery of West- chester.

Clifton Church, S. I., was organized and enrolled on the 8th of July, 1856, and on the 5th of November Mr. Alonzo Brown was ordained and installed. Mr. Brown was released on the 30th of November of the next year. On the 4th of October, 1858, the Rev. Samuel W. Crittenden was installed. The church withdrew from

Presbytery Feb. 2, i860, putting itself under the care of the Presbytery of New York. The North West Church was organized Oct. 30, 1856, and enrolled Nov. 3. The Rev. Luther H. Van Doren was NORTH installed Dec. 4, 1859. The church withdrew from WEST. Presbytery Oct. i, i860, connecting itself with the Presbytery of New York. The Second Colored Church of Newtown was received

March 9, 1857, and on the i6th of April the Rev. Benjamin NEWTOWN Lynch was installed. The church soon after COLORED, ^^as struck from the roll. The Westminster Church, Yonkers, was received Feb. TONKERS I5> 1858, and on the 17th Mr. Rollin A. WESTMINSTER. Sawyer was ordained and installed. Mr.

Sawyer was released April 2, 1862. The church withdrew Il6 THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. and joined the Second Presbytery of New York April 6, 1863. The Bergen Church was organized Oct. 24, 1856, and enrolled Nov. 3. On the 15th of January, 1857, the Rev. Edward \V. French was installed. At the Reunion BEEGEN. , , , , r , 1 the church and pastor were transferred to the Presbytery of Jersey City. The West Fiftieth Street Church was organized Dec. 16, WEST 1863, and enrolled Feb. 15, 1864. On the i8th FIFTIETH the Rev. Samuel B. Bell was installed. On the STEEET. jg^ ^f October, 1866, Mr. Bell resigned, and on the 6th of April, 1869, the church was dissolved.

The Claremont Church, N. J., was organized Feb. 15, 1870; and on the 31st of May, 1870, the Rev. Samuel W. Duffield was installed. At the Reunion this CLAEEMONT, church with its pastor were transferred to the Presbytery of Jersey City. During the history of this Presbytery three hundred and eight young men were licensed, seventy-four of whom were ordained sijie titiilo. Many of these, especially in the early history of the Presbytery were sent out by the American Home Missionary Society, into our' growing western countries, and were under God the means of greatly widening and strengthening our church. Many of these men afterwards became eminent in our own and in other churches, and some of them are still among us in our own Presbytery valiantly contending for the faith. A list of these licentiates and the date of their licensure will be found at the end of this history. Of the fifty-two churches which have been connected with this Presbytery, twelve are still under the care of the

Presbytery of New York; fourteen are still in existence, but connected with other Presbyteries, while twenty-six have been dissolved or have joined other denominations. evils of intemperance have always been The ^ TEMPEEANCE. , . ^ ,.-,,, j a subject of concern to this Presbytery, and •

THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. II7 as it forms an important part of the history, I give the action of Presbytery in detail. On the 6th of December, 1832, the following action was " taken : As the use of ardent spirits as a drink is not only needless but hurtful ; as it tends to form intemperate habits and appetites; and while it is continued the evils of intemperance will be perpetuated ; as it causes a great portion of the pauperism, crime, and wretchedness of the community; increases greatly the number and severity of diseases ; deprives many of reason, and brings down multitudes to an untimely grave; and tends to prevent the efficacy of the gospel, and ruins men for time and eternity, — " Therefore Resolved unanimously: —

" I. That in the judgment of this Presbytery the traffic in ardent spirits as a drink is a sin, and ought to be univer- sally abandoned. " 2. That those members of Christian churches who continue to be engaged in the traffic of ardent spirits as a drink, are in our view violating the principles and require- ments of the Christian religion, grieving the brethren in the Lord, and doing a great injury to themselves and their fellow-men." At a meeting held in October, 1833, Presbytery in almost identical words re-enacted the action already recorded. In 1834 Mr. E. C. Delevan wrote a letter requesting the views of this Presbytery on the traffic. Whereupon the following resolutions were adopted : —

" I. Resolved: That in the opinion of this Presbytery the traffic in ardent spirits is an immorality.

" 2. That this is a sufficient reason why spirit-dealing should always be viewed as an obstruction to church membership in our churches.

" 3. That no member of the church with the light we now enjoy can be justified, under any circumstances, in resorting to this traffic." Il8 THIRD TRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

No further action was taken on this subject until April 10, 1848, when the following preamble and resolution were adopted : — " Whereas, in view of the great if not increasing preva- lence of intemperance in this community, with its opposition to the gospel and its destructive influence upon the temporal and eternal interests of men, it is incumbent on this Presbytery to take some definite and united action to resist the progress of this fearful evil, —

"Therefore Resolved: That it be recommended to the pastors of our churches to preach to their people on the evils of intemperance, urging upon them, wherever deemed expedient, the formation of congregational temperance societies, and ward or district associations ; also to stimulate the members of their respective churches and congregations to active and faithful labors in this cause, so that this formidable obstruction to the spread of the gospel within their several localities may be removed,"

In October, 185 1, Presbytery was led to make still another deliverance on this subject, much in the manner of its former action, but expressing the desire that the legislature of this State, as in the case of Maine, might adopt measures easily adapted to the condition of our commun-

ity, and that should be conducive to the end sought. In April, 1854, Presbytery took still further action in

reference to temperance ; among others they adopted this " resolution : that they would repeat the expression of their earnest desire that a statute embodying substantially the

principles of the ' Maine Law,' so-called, may be enacted by the legislature of this State, and their full persuasion that such a law would be greatly conducive to both the material and the moral interests of the commonwealth." In July, 1855, they expressed their gratitude to Almighty God for the passage by the legislature of an " Act for the prevention of Intemperance, Pauperism, and Crime," and urge upon the members of our churches a faithful observ- THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. I19

ance of this statute. In January, 1857, they again consider the subject of temperance, and appeal to the legislature for relief, — taking occasion to say that they have no confidence whatever in the old system of licensing the traf-

fic for a pecuniary consideration, and deprecate most seriously a return to it; believing that the authority of the State thus given renders the business respectable,

and throws around it the sanction and the majesty of the law. The last action taken by the Presbytery on this subject was in November, 1869, remonstrating against the exemp- tion of lager beer from the restrictions imposed on intoxicating liquors in the Metropolitan Excise Law. The history of this Presbytery would not be fairly presented should their action on the subject of slavery be overlooked. In April, 1836, some resolutions were laid before Presby- tery by the Laight St. Church, in which alarm is expressed ^^^^ ^^^ General Assembly has reached a retro- SLAVEKT.-T ,TTT.T>-o- ... grade movement m this matter ** from the noble stand heretofore taken by the fathers in the church." In answer to these resolutions the Presbytery replies that since their date the Assembly has taken action ; and that nothing further from Presbytery is necessary. Nothing further on this subject appears in Presbytery until 1854, when a memorial from the Presbytery of Win-

chester was presented ; which was referred without action to the Synod of New York and New Jersey. In May, 1857, a circular on emigration to Liberia and emancipation in the United States gave rise to a warm and earnest debate, and finally to the adoption of a memo-

rial to the General Assembly. The memorial is too long

to be inserted here. It is chiefly occupied in answering the misrepresentations which have been made in regard to

the views of the church on this subject; and it concludes by asking the General Assembly about to convene to ;

I20 THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. make so definite an expression of their views, and to take such decided action in regard to this whole subject as to take away the reproach which they think is brought upon them, and " to show efTectually to all the world their utter disapprobation of the whole subject of American slavery,"

In the spring of 1 834 the Presbytery for the first time considered the question of supplying the destitution of the CHURCH city with the gospel. In the origin of this w'ork EXTENSION, they operated through the American Home Missionary Society, who appointed and supported the men who were appointed to this work. But in 1846 the question of assuming this work themselves was considered, and a committee was appointed to digest and present a plan for action. In April, 1847, this committee reported a scheme, which was considered at a joint meeting of the Third and Fourth Presbyteries ; and which led to the formation of " The City Mission Association of the Third and Fourth Presbyteries of New York." The object of this association as stated in its constitution was " to encourage the gathering of congregations, the establishment of new churches, and the support of feeble churches already in existence in the city of New York." How long this association existed is not on record, nor any notice of the work accomplished by it. But in Octo- ber, 1 85 1, a committee of church extension which had been previously appointed, perhaps superseding " The City Mission Association,"— presented the following preamble and resolution :

" Whereas it is often desirable to render assistance to feeble churches in this city, — it being against the general regulations of the American Home Missionary Society to aid city churches; and whereas the attention of the

Presbytery is frequently called to positions within our bounds where in the rapid increase of population it is important to make provision for establishing churches THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 121 and whereas there are obvious advantages in a systematic attention to this subject, —

" Therefore Resolved, — i. That it be recommended to the churches under the care of this Presbytery to make an annual contribution for the purpose of church extension.

" 2. That a committee be appointed to receive and appropriate the moneys thus contributed, — it being understood that each church making a contribution shall have a right to determine the object to which the contribution shall be appropriated." In October, 1855, the Presbytery cordially approves the action of the General Assembly in forming a committee of church extension, and promises its support. But in view of the peculiar and pressing call for aid in church extension within its own bounds, recommends that one half of the sum contributed for this purpose be retained for the use of this Presbytery. This Presbytery took early action in reference to reunion. At a meeting held on the 3d of October, 1864, a circular emanating from a meeting of a large EEUNION. ... number of Presbyterian ministers and elders convened at Newark, N. J., in the preceding May, relative to the reunion of the two branches of the Presbyterian

Church was considered, and it was unanimously

^^ Resolved : That this Presbytery, highly approving of the object of this circular, respectfully refer it to the consideration of the Synod of New York and New Jersey at their approaching meeting, with their earnest request that such action be taken as in the wisdom of the Synod may be deemed judicious in relation to the matters embraced in the circular."

Here the matter rested until October 17, 1867, when Presbytery took action on the report of the joint committee on Reunion. In view of that report the following resolution was adopted : — 122 THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

" That we heartily approve of the report of the joint committee, and believe that a union effected on the principles therein proposed will be welcomed by our

whole church ; but that we are desirous that the fullest opportunity should be given to both branches of the church to become acquainted with each other's views of doctrine and discipline, so that the union may be effected in the spirit of entire confidence, without which it would not be desirable. And to this end we urge upon our churches to cultivate the utmost fraternity of feeling in their intercourse with the churches of the other branch. " Resolved, further: That in order more fully to promote this spirit of confidence, we suggest to the joint committee to insert in the doctrinal basis that the Confession of

Faith is to be received and adopted, ' not merely as containing the essential doctrines of Christianity, but in the " Reformed or Calvinistic Sense.' On the 28th of September, 1868, the Presbytery by a rising vote unanimously adopted the basis of the joint committee, contained in an overture which had been approved by the two assemblies in the preceding May. In April, 1869, Presbytery gave its consent to several amendments to the basis which had been adopted. On the 27th of September, 1869, final action was taken on the following overture sent down by the General Assembly: " Do you approve of the reunion of the two bodies now claiming the name and rights of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America on the following basis? — namely: The reunion shall be effected on the doctrinal and ecclesiastical basis of our common standards ; the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments shall be acknowledged to be the inspired word of God, and the only infallible rule of faith and practice; the Confes- sion of Faith shall continue to be sincerely received and THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 1 23

adopted as containing the system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scriptures ; and the Government and DiscipHne of the Presbyterian Church in the United States shall be approved as containing the principles and rules of our polity." Every member voted in the affirmative on this overture.

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AT a meeting of the Synod of New York held in New- burgh October 16, 1838, one hundred and eighty members answered to their names. It appearing inevitable that a division must occur, the matter was consummated by a call of the roll, when forty-six ministers and forty-one elders declared their adherence to the " Old School As- " sembly ; and twenty ministers and fifteen elders declared their adherence to the "New School Assembly;" while forty-nine, of whom twenty-two were ministers, refused to vote, holding that the Synod was not competent to divide itself. But it is not necessary to go further in this matter except as it has relation to this Presbytery. During the intervals of Synod the Second Presbytery of New York as then existing was divided, both sides claiming to be the true Second Presbytery, as we have seen in the history of the Fourth Presbytery of New York, as already narrated. The Synod of New York, the majority of whom adhered to the old school, adopted the following declaration, namely: "That the Rev. Joseph McElroy, D. D., and Messrs. Ebenezer K. Maxwell, Matthew T. Adam, William Bull, and Alexander H. Phillips, ministers, together with the Scotch Church, New York City, and the churches at Delhi and West Farms, be continued the Second Presbytery of 128 SECOND PRESBYTERY OF NENV YORK.

New York: and they also recommend that the Rev. Edward D. Smith and the Eighth Presbyterian Church, and the Canal St. Church of New York City, Rev. William Marshall, and the church at Peckskill, Rev. Robert IMcCartce, D.D., and Messrs. Robert Birch and Richard W. Dickinson, ministers, be transferred from their respective Presbyteries to the Second Presbytery of New York, and that the Second Presbytery hold their first meeting during the session of this body. Accordingly, the Second Presbytery met agreeably to injunction of the Synod, in the First Presbyterian Church of Newburgh, on the 17th of October. There were present at this meeting Revs. Joseph McElroy, Ebenezer K. Maxwell, Matthew T. Adam, Robert McCartee, William Marshall, Richard W. Dickinson, and Robert Birch, — with Elders William Wallace, William Fut- son, Elijah T. Hyatt, William Steel, and Thomas Pringle. Rev. Messrs. Alexander H. Phillips and William Bull were absent. The first minister admitted to Presbytery after its reorganization was the Rev. William G. Johnstone, from the Consociation of Rhode Island, and the first minister dismissed was the Rev. Robert Birch, to the Presbytery of New Brunswick. The history of this Presbytery is chiefly connected with the organization and reception of churches, the changes which occurred in the pastorates, and the examination and licensure of candidates. We take up the churches in their order and notice the changes which have occurred. The Canal St. Church was old when the Presbytery was organized. Its origin and early progress have already CANAL been noticed in the history of the Presbytery of STREET. >;cw York. This church was set off by the Synod from that Presbytery to the Second Presbytery of New York at the time of its organization. At this time it was vacant, but on the 22d of October, 1839, the Rev. Richard W. Dickinson was installed its pastor. Dr. Dickinson SECOND PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 1 29

remained in charge until December 3, 1844, when he was released on account of failing health. On the 23d of October, 1845, Mr. Hugh S. Carpenter was ordained and installed pastor. Mr. Carpenter served

the church till Jan. 26, 1853, when the pastoral relation was dissolved; and on the 3d of January, 1854, Mr. Car- penter was dismissed to join the Presbytery of New York.

The church remained vacant until December i, 1867, when

David Mitchell was ordained and installed its pastor. During this vacancy the pulpit was occupied by several ministers of eminence. Mr. Mitchell was the pastor of the church at the time of the Reunion. This church at the Reunion was connected with the Presbytery of New York. The Scotch Church was one of the original churches under the care of the Associate Reformed Presbytery of SCOTCH New York, which afterwards became the Second CHUKCH. Presbytery of New York, and was under that name connected with the General Assembly. At the disruption its name was changed to " The Fourth Presbytery of New York." Its history has already been given. On the organization of the Second Presbytery, now under review, the Scotch Church with its pastor, the Rev. Joseph McElroy, came under the care of this Presbytery. Dr. McElroy was a man of intellectual power and com- manding influence in the church, and was a noble preacher. In i860, beginning to feel the infirmities of age, he sought a colleague, who was found in the Rev. Robert W. Henry, of Chicago. Mr. Henry was installed in June, i860. In this position he remained three years, when failing health warned him to seek rest. He was released from his charge on the 23d of May, 1863. His place was soon filled by the Rev. Morris C. Sutphen, who was received from the Central Presbytery of Philadelphia, and installed April 29, 1866. Mr. Sutphen remained until after the Reunion. At the Reunion this church was connected with the Presbytery of New York. 9 130 SECOND PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

The church at Delhi, N. Y., was one of the churches belonging to the Associate Reformed Presbytery of New

In the early part the century it was York. ' of DELHI. N, Y. . a feeble bod}% having but three or four members, but in a revival which occurred in iSoi it was greatly strengthened. It had for its pastor in its early days the

Rev. John J. Christie. At the time of the disruption this church adhered to the Old School Assembly, and was included in the Second Presbytery of New York at its reorganization. On the 20th of July, 1843, the Rev. James McEwen was installed as pastor; but he was cut off by death on the nth of ]\Iarch, 1844. Mr. McEwen was followed by Rev. Peter B. Heroy, who was ordained and installed, Oct. 25, 1845.

There is no record of the dissolution of the pastoral relation, but on the 6th of October, 1852, we find the record of the installation of the Rev. Charles B. Smyth, who had been under the care of Presbytery as a foreign minister, but was now received into full standing. From this time until October, 1863, the church was agitated with internal

dissensions, which it is not necessary to record here, although they occupied much time of the Presbytery. The matter was finally adjusted by the Synod. Mr. Smyth resigned his charge Nov. 12, 1861. On the 17th of Febru- ary, 1864, Mr. James H. Robinson was ordained and installed the pastor. At the Reunion this church was set off to the Presbytery of Otsego. Application was made to Presbytery at its meeting of

July I, 1845, by the Third Associate Reformed Church of ASSOCIATE New York to be taken under its care. Their EEPORMED. request was granted, and the church and its pastor, Rev. Thomas McAuley, were received and enrolled. Dr. McAuley resigned his charge on the 19th of Novem-

ber, 1845. I find nothing more in the minutes in reference to this church. The church at West Farms was another church that SECOND PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 131 adhered to the Old School Assembly. It had been set off WEST from Bedford Presbytery to the Second Presbytery PAEMS. (aftenvards the Fourth) in October, 1835, and on the 22d of Jane the Rev. IMatthew T. Adam was installed the pastor. On the igth of October Mr. Adam, having accepted a chaplaincy for seamen, to serve in New South Wales, resigned his charge, but remained a member of Presbytery until October 28, 1847, when he was dismissed to Bedford Presbytery. Mr. Adam was succeeded by Mr. James B, Ramsay, who was ordained and installed the pastor Feb. 2, 1 841, and was released March 23, 1846. Mr. Ramsey was succeeded by the Rev. Isaac W. Piatt lately received from the Presbytery of Steuben. Mr. Piatt was installed October 28, 1847; remaining in his charge until

Feb. 9, 1858, when he was released by death. On the loth of November, 1858, Mr. Geo. Nixon was ordained and installed pastor, and was still in charge at the time of the Reunion, at which time the church was set off to the Presbytery of Westchester.

The Peekskill Church and its pastor, the Rev. William IMarshall, were set off from Bedford Presbytery to this

Presbytery on its reorganization. Mr. Marshall resigned the charge on the 12th of October, 1843. On the i8th of October the Rev. David M. Halli- day was received from the Presbytery of Northumberland and installed the pastor. Dr. Halliday continued the faithful and successful pastor for twenty-four years. He resigned his charge on the 9th of October, 1867, on account of infirm health. He was succeeded by John N. Freeman, who was ordained and installed May 14, 1867. At the Reunion this church was set off to the Presbytery of Westchester. In the autumn of 1842, a Presbyterian Church was organized in Jane St., N. Y., by a committee of Presbytery, and on the nth of January, 1843, the Rev. John Johnstone was installed the pastor. The church, failing to meet the expectations of Presbytery, was on the 133 SECOND PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

30th of April, 1844, dissolved, and Mr. Johnstone was dismissed to the Presbytery of New York. The Mount Washington Church, situated in the extreme north of the island, was organized on the i8th of October, MOUNT 1846. The Rev. David Inglis, who had been WASHINGTON, received from the Missionary Presbytery of London, Canada, supplied this church for several years. On the 13th of October, 1849, he was dismissed to the Presbytery of Bedford. Upon the retirement of Mr. Inglis, Mr. Joseph R. Mann was ordained and installed the pastor on the 22d of October, 1848. The failure of Mr. Mann's health compelled him to resign his charge, and he was released on the loth of March, 1858. On the 1st of May, 1859, the Rev. Hugh Dickson was installed the pastor. Dr. Dickson remained but a few months, resigning his charge Oct. 5. At the Reunion this church came under the care of the Presbytery of New York. At a meeting of Presbytery held April 23, 1849, a communication was received from the Reformed Dutch Church STANTON worshipping in Stanton St., New York, asking that STREET, ^YiQ church and its pastor, the Rev. John Lillie, be taken under the care of Presbytery. The Classis of New York to which the church belonged making no objection, the church and its pastor were received and enrolled. Mr.

Lillie continued in charge till June i, 1852, when the pastoral relation was dissolved. On the 2d of February, 1853, the Rev. Joseph Sanderson, who had been received from the Associate Presbytery of New York, was installed as pastor.

The church afterwards changed its location, and was known as the " Lexington Avenue Church." At the Reunion this church came under the care of the Presbytery of New York. The Mt. Pleasant Church (Sing Sing) was set off from the Presbytery of Bedford to this Presbytery by Synod, and SING was received and enrolled April 16, 1850, and its pas- SING. tor. Rev. John P. Lundy, was at the same time received from the Presbytery of Bedford. Mr. Lundy remained in SECOND PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 1 33

charge till 185 1, when he resigned. Mr. Lundy was re- ordained in the Episcopal Church, October 28, 1855. On the 28th of October, 185 1, Mr. Wilson Phraner was ordained and installed. For thirty-four years Mr. Phraner held this charge, the successful and faithful pastor. The church at the Reunion was set off to the Presbytery of Westchester. A church was organized at Hamden, Delaware Co., N. Y., September 20, 1855, and on the 12th of November, 1856,

the Rev. George*= Brown, who had been received HAMDEN, N. T. from the associate Presbytery of Saratoga, was installed. At the Reunion the church was set off to the Presbytery of Otsego. On the 13th of September the Associate Presbyterian Church of Providence, Rhode Island, was taken under the care of Presbytery. The only notice of the church at Hempstead on the

records is the installation of the Rev. Thomas Mack as

pastor, Oct. 14, i860. Mr. Mack still

HEMPSTEAD, N. T. ^ . . , ait-. 1 remams m charge. At the Reunion the church was set off to the Presbytery of Hudson. The Scotch Church, Jersey City, was organized by a committee of Presbytery on the i8th of June, 1856, and on

JERSEY ^^^ ^^^ ^^ November the Rev. James Petrie was CITY installed. The pastoral relation was dissolved on SCOTCH, ^i^g jQi-j^ Qf November, 1858. Mr. Petrie was followed by Mr. William Cochrane, who was ordained and

installed June 7, 1859. Mr. Cochrane remained the pastor

till April 16, 1862, when he was released, and dismissed to the church of Paris, Canada. This church at the Reunion was set off to the Presbytery of Jersey City. The church at Washington Heights was organized May 23, 1859, and on the 17th of September Charles A. Stod- WASHINGTON dard was ordained and installed. Mr. Stoddard HEI&HT3. continued the pastor till after the Reunion, when the church and pastor were added to the Presbytery of New York. ;

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On the 3d of July, i860, the Union Church, Newburgh, an independent organization, was taken under the care of

Presbytery; and on the i6th of April, 1861, its KEWBUEGH. 1 -n. a 1 i ti t 1 • 1 pastor, the Rev. Alexander 13. Jack, was received from the Presbytery of North River. The pastoral relation with Mr. Jack was dissolved Dec. 21, 1868, and he was dismissed to the Presbytery of Northumberland. He was succeeded by the Rev. Wendell Prime, who was installed on the 3d of June, 1868. At the Reunion the church was set off to the Presbytery of Hudson. On the 28th of October, 1862, the South Greensburgh Church at Dobbs's Ferry, with its pastor the Rev. Wm. SOUTH IMeikle, was set off to this Presbytery from GEEENSBUEGH, the Presbytery of Bedford. Mr. Meikle resigned his charge April 17, 1867, and on the 14th of Octo- ber the Rev. Thornton M. Niven, who had been received from the Presbytery of Roanoke (Southern Church), was installed the pastor. This church at the Reunion was set off to the Presbytery of Westchester.

The church at Tenafly, N, J., was organized and taken under the care of Presbytery, November 21, 1865. On the 20th of October, 1867, the Rev. Thomas G. TENATLT. Wall, who had been received from the Presbytery of New Brunswick, was installed as pastor. At the Reunion this church was set off to the Presbytery of Jersey City. This concludes our notices of the organization, reception and changes of all the churches that have been connected with this Presbytery. Besides the regularly settled pastors, there were many ministers connected with the Presbytery at various times who had no regular settlement. Below we give their names, and the dates of reception and dismissal. On the 5th of March, 1837, the Rev. William G. John- stone was received from the consociation of Rhode Island and on the 30th of April was dismissed to the Presbytery of Hudson. SECOND PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. I35

The Rev. Jacob Janeway was received from the Classis of New Brunswick on the 14th of October, 1840. The Rev. Robert McCartee was dismissed to the Pres- bytery of Hudson. On the 27th of July the Rev. James Smith was received from the Associate Presbytery of Glasgow, and on the

2 1 St of October he was dismissed to the Presbytery of Washington. The Rev. Andrew Ferrier and Rev, Matthew Allison were taken under the care of Presbytery as foreign ministers, according to the direction of the General Assembly, on the 1 8th of October, 1841. Mr, Allison was dismissed to the Presbytery of Huntington Nov. 9, 1841, Walter M, Lowrie was ordained, in view of a mission to China, on the 9th of November, 1841, Samuel T, Wells was ordained Oct. 14, 1846, and dismissed to the Presbytery of Ohio, The Rev, William Bull, an original member of Presbytery, died in the summer of 1847, On the 19th of October, 1848, Mr, William Gray was received from the Classis of New York. Mr, Gray died while on a visit to California in Sept., 1856, The Presby- tery testifies its sense of his devotion to the Master's cause, and its respect for his memory.

On the 1 6th of May, 1849, Alexander Reid was ordained, in view of a mission to the Choctaws, He was dismissed to the Presbytery of Arkansas April 18, 1854. The Rev. Edward R. McGregor was received from the Presbytery of North River, April 16, 1850, and was dismissed to the Classis of New York, Oct. 19, 1854.

On the 1 6th of April, 1851, the Rev. Thomas G. Carver was received from the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Rev. Samuel O. Wcstervelt was received from the True Reformed Dutch Church Feb. 2, 1843, and was dismissed to the Presbytery of Bedford September 13, 1853. 136 SECOND PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

The Rev. William Clelland was received from the Asso- ciate Presbytery of New York, June 28, 1853, and was

dismissed to the Presbytery of Canada West January 3, 1854. The Rev, William Mcjimpsey was received from the Presbytery of Raritan April 18, 1854. The Rev. William Hamilton was received from the Presbytery of Madison April 17, 1855. The Rev. Samuel N. Howell was received from the Presbytery of Albany April 20, 1859, and dismissed to the Presbytery of Londonderry on the 22d of April, 1868. The Rev. Samuel F. Farmer was received from the United

Presbyterian Presbytery January 7, 1862, and was dismissed to the Presbytery of New York April 22, 1863. The Rev. George L. Smith was received from the Pres- bytery of Connecticut October 14, 1863. The Rev. Hugh B. Scott was received from the Presby- tery of Vincennes April 20, 1864, and on the 27th of Sep- tember was dismissed to the Presbytery of New Castle. The Rev. Robert Kirkwood was received from the Third Presbytery of New York, October 12, 1864. The Rev. John H. Leggett was received from the Pres- bytery of Hudson, Oct. 12, 1864. The Rev. Duncan C. Niven was dismissed to the Presby- tery of Connecticut, April 18, 1865. On the 31st of January the Rev. A. McElroy Wylie was received from the Episcopal Church. In 1867 the subject of the reunion of the Old and New School branches of the church began to be EEUNION. == mooted.,

The first move of this Presbytery towards reunion was the appointment of delegates to attend the convention to be held in Philadelphia with the general object of Christian union in view. The Rev. Morris C. Sutphen and elder Robert Carter were the delegates from this Presbytery. This was in October 1867. SECOND PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 1 37

On the 3d of December a committee tLat had been previously appointed by Presbytery on reunion made their report. This report was ordered to be printed in the EvangeHst and the New York Observer, but on examining the files of these papers I cannot discover it. The subject came up before Presbytery held Oct. 12, 1869, when the " Basis" sent down by the General Assem- bly was considered. The vote on the adoption of this basis was unanimous. Although Presbytery without a dissenting voice recorded its vote in favor of reunion upon the basis proposed, still considerable diversity of opinion was manifested with reference to what were termed the " Con- current Declarations."

The Presbytery during the last few months of its existence was chiefly occupied with the troubles which had arisen in the Lexington Avenue Church. But as this belongs to the history of a particular church, its consideration is not in place here.

THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

1870-1888.

THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

1870-1888.

THERE are three great epochs in the history of the

Presbytery of New York : the first at its organization in 1738 ; the second at its reorganization in 18 10; and the third at its readjustment in 1870. We proceed then to the consideration of the period between 1870 and 1888, which will conclude the history of a century and a half, — the last date being coincident with the centennial of the General Assembly. The action of the Assembly of 1870 in rearranging the Synods and Presbyteries left the organization of the Pres- bytery of New York intact. At a meeting of the Synod of New York held in the First Presbyterian Church, N. Y., on the 21st of June,

1870, by direction of the Assembly, it was ordered that " the Presbytery of New York, as now known, being incorporated under a charter of the State, which it is desirable to retain, include all the ministers and churches on Man- hattan Island ; and this Presbytery shall be the legal successor of the Second, Third, and Fourth Presbyteries of New York, and as such entitled to the possession and en- joyment of all the rights and franchises, and liable to the performance of all the duties of said Presbyteries." In accordance with this action the readjusted Presbytery met during the intervals of Synod, and was constituted with 142 THE PRESB\TERY OF NEW YORK. prayer, and immediately adjourned to the 27th of June. At that meeting the roll was completed including one hundred and thirty-two ministers and forty churches. The changes which have occurred in the churches during the eighteen years under consideration will first occupy our attention. At this first meeting of Presbytery a commission was appointed with full power to consolidate the Mercer St. and UNIVERSITY University Place churches; and on the i6th of PLACE September, with the hearty concurrence of the two churches, the union was consummated, the new church retaining the name of University Place Church. On the 30th of October, the Rev. Robert R. Booth, who had been the pastor of the Mercer St. Church, was installed pastor of the united church. Dr. Booth, after a successful pastorate, on account of failing health resigned his charge on the nth of June, 1883. On the 8th of January, 1884, the Rev. George Alexander, who had been received from the Presbytery of Albany, was installed pastor. On the 18th of April, 1870, the Fortieth St. Church, just vacant by the death of the Rev. John E. Annan, was con- roETlETH solidated with the Ebenezer Church under the STEEET. name of the " Murray Hill Church; " and on the 24th the Rev. George S. Chambers, pastor of the Ebenezer Church, was installed pastor of the united church. Mr. Chambers remained the pastor until Oct. 6, 1879, when he was released. On the 19th of October the Rev. Samuel D.

Burchard was installed. Dr. Burchard resigned April 13,

1885, and was followed by the Rev. J. Ford Sutton, who was installed December 20, 1885. The pastoral relation between the Rev. Abbot E. Kit- tredge and the Eleventh Church was dissolved Aug. i, 1870. On the 15th of October, 1871, the Rev. ELEVENTE r^, , "D u' • ^ u a . Charles b.c Robmson was mstalled pastor, boonc after the settlement of Dr. Robinson, the congregation sold its edifice in East Fifty-fifth Street and erected a spacious THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 1 43

building at the corner of Madison Avenue and Fifty- third Street under the name of the Presbyterian Memorial Church. In 1887 the name of the church was again changed to the " Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church." On the 8th of September, 1870, the Rev. Edward P. Payson was installed pastor of the First Union Church. riEST On the 7th of June, 1874, the pastoral relation was UUION. dissolved. Mr. Payson was succeeded by the Rev. James Latimer, who was installed December 19, 1875. He

remained till May 7, 1877, when he resigned. The church remained vacant until May 13, 1879, when the Rev. Albert Van Deusen was ordained and installed. Mr. Van Deusen served the church successfully until Oct. 8, 1883, when his health failing he resigned, and died a few months later. On the 20th of December, 1883, the Rev. Wilbur F. Crafts was installed pastor. The Rev. Morse Rowell, pastor of the Chelsea Church, in West Twenty-second St., resigned his charge CHELSEA. _ •' „^ , ,, ,rr^ , 1 Oct. 25, 1870, and on the 5th of December the church was dissolved. On the 1st of June, 1874, the Rev. David M. MacUse resigned the charge of the Alexander Church, ALEXANDEE. ,. and, on the,0111bth the church, was disbanded., , ,

The Rev. William W. Newell, Jr., was installed pastor of the Forty-second St. Church on the 17th of October, 1871. roRTY- The relation was dissolved March 3, 1873. After SECOND, many earnest efforts to sustain the church, it was disbanded May 10, 1875. The Rev. Joseph Sanderson was released from the LEXINGTON charge of the Lexington Avenue Church, AVENUE. Dec. 4, 1 87 1, and on the nth the church was dissolved. The Rev. George H. Wells was installed pastor of the

American Church, Montreal, Nov. i, 1871. On the 25th of October, 1870, the Rev. T. Madison Dawson was released from the pastoral charge of the '

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Seventh Church. He was succeeded by the Rev. Goodloe B. Bell, who was installed on the 25th of June, 1871. Mr. Bell until remained October 12, 1874,f when he 8FVFNTH * resigned. On the 5th of December, 1876, the Rev. Henry T. Hunter was installed. Mr. Hunter resigned

Jan. 5, 1880, and the Rev. Philemon R. Day was installed

April 29, 1883. He resigned his charge March 9, 1885, and was succeeded by the Rev. John T. Wilds, who was installed Oct. 26, 1885. The Rev. William Aikman, pastor of the Spring St. Church, having received a call from a church in Detroit, 8PEINQ resigned his charge May 6, 1872. His place STEEET, ^vas soon supplied by the installation of Rev.

George M. McCampbell, who was installed Dec. 19, 1872.

Mr. McCampbell resigned the charge Feb. 7, 1876. He was followed by the Rev. Alfred H. Moment, who was installed July 9, 1876. On the 4th of February, 1884, the pastoral relation was dissolved, and on the 7th of March the Rev. A. Woodruff Halsey was installed.

On the 1 0th of October, 1871, the relation between the Rev. George M. McEckron and the W^estminster Church WEST- ^vas dissolved. On the 28th of April, 1873, the MINSTER. Rev. John K. Demarest was installed. Mr. De- marest resigned the charge June 8, 1874. He was succeeded by the Rev. George D. Mathews, who was installed July 6, 1874. Mr. Mathews was released from the charge Oct. 13, 1879. The next pastor was the Rev. Edward M. Deems, who was installed July 11, 1880. On account of feeble health, the Rev. William W. Newell was permitted to resign the pastorate of the Allen St. ALLEN Church Feb. 2, 1874. He was succeeded by the BTEEET. Rev. George O. Phelps, who was installed May 17, 1874. yir. Phelps remained in charge of the church till Nov.

13, 1882, when failing health compelled him to resign. The Rev. Edwin E. Rogers, the last pastor, was installed June

22, 1 884. The pastoral relation was dissolved April 12,1 886. THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 1 45

The pastoral relation of the Rev. Theodore A. Leggett and the Harlem Church was dissolved Aug. 7, 1871, and on the 26th of April, 1872, the Rev. James S. Ramsay was installed pastor. After the resignation of the Rev. Francis L. Patton in 1867, the Eighty-fourth St. Church remained vacant for several

y^^^^ ^"^ °^ ^^"^^ 1 5th of February, 1 the Rev. EiaHTT- 5 874, roURTH \Vm. W. Newell was installed. Dr. Newell re- 8TEEET. signed the charge June 2, 1 877. He was succeeded by Mr. Anson P. Atterbury, who was ordained and installed

April 20, 1 880. In March, 1 887, the church, having changed its location, adopted the name of the " Park Church." The Rev. William Adams, having been appointed Presi- dent of the Union Theological Seminary, resigned the charge MADISON of the Madison Square Church, April 13, 1874. SQUAEE. He was succeeded by the Rev. Wm. J. Tucker, who had been received from the Derry and Manchester churches of New Hampshire. Dr. Tucker was installed May 12, 1875. He was released from his charge Oct. 13, 1879. On the 1st of March, 1880, the Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst was received from the Ecclesiastical Council of Lenox, Mass., and was installed the 9th of March, 1880.

On the 1 2th of April, 1875, the Rev. James O. Murray, having accepted a professorship in Princeton College, N.

J., resigned his charge of the Brick Church. He was succeeded by the Rev. Llewelyn D. Bevan, of the Congregational Union of London, who was installed Jan. 16, 1877. On the ist of May, 1882, Dr. Bevan resigned and was succeeded by the Rev. Henry J. Van Dyke

Jr., who was installed Jan. 16, 1882. The Rev. George L. Prentiss, the founder and first pastor of the Church of the Covenant, resigned his charge April

I, 1873, he having been appointed a professor

COVENANT. ' . \, • -ru 1 • 1 c • at v u m the Union Iheological Semmary, JN. Y. He was succeeded by the Rev. Marvin R. Vincent, who was installed May 8, 1873. 10 146 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

The Rev. Thomas Street resigned the charge of the North Church April 14, 1873, and was succeeded by the Rev. Stealy B. Rossiter, who was installed Sept. 21, 1873. The Rev. George S. Payson was installed pastor of Mt. Washington Church, June 8, 1874. The Rev. Henri L. Grandlienard was installed pastor of the French Evangelical Church April 6, 1873. The pastoral relation between the Rev. John Thompson

and the Fourth Church was dissolved May 3, 1875. He was succeeded by the Rev. Joseph R. Kerr, who was installed Dec. 14, 1875.

On the 1 2th of February, 1872, the Rev. Edward W. Hitchcock resigned the charge of the Fourteenth St. Church. He was succeeded by the Rev. Robert Sloss, who was installed June 30, 1872. Dr. Sloss resigned on the 4th of January, 1875, and was succeeded by the Rev. Francis H. Marling, who had been received from the Con- gregational Association of Ontario, Canada. Mr. Marling was installed Dec. 16, 1875. The Rev. David Mitchell was released from the charge

of the Canal St. Church June 7, 1875. He was followed by the Rev. Alexander McKelvey, who was installed March 10, 1878. On the nth of December, 1882, Mr. McKelvey resigned his charge. The Rev. John Hall Magowan was ordained and installed June 24, 1883. Mr. Magowan's pastorate was a brief one, he dying in the harness Nov. 26, 1883. The place was filled by Mr. David G. VVylie, who was ordained and installed Oct. 26, 1884. Mr. Wylie was

released from the charge Feb. 8, 1886. The Second Church of Harlem was organized in March, 1872, and on the 24th of October, the Rev. Edward L. Clark was installed pastor. The name was subsequently changed to the " Church of the Puritans." On the 4th of November, 1872, the Rev. Morris C. Sut- phen, on account of failing health, resigned the charge of THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 147 the Scotch Church; and on the 19th of October, 1873, the Rev. Samuel M. Hamilton, who had been received from the Presbytery of Belfast, Ireland, was installed. The Rev. Morse Rowell was installed pastor of the Man- hattanville Church Oct. 22, 1871. The pastoral relation was dissolved June 7, 1875, and on the 6th of November, 1876, the church was dissolved.

On the 1 8th of February, 1877, a Bohemian church was organized by a committee of Presbytery. The Rev. Gus- tav Alexy with rare faithfulness nourished this church, and preached to them for several years, but he was suddenly cut off in the midst of his usefulness. On the 4th of November, 1883, the Rev. Vincent Pisek, who had been brought into the ministry through Mr. Alexy's influence, was installed the pastor of the church. The Rev. Henry D. Northrop, pastor of the West Twenty- third St. Church, was released from his charge June 22, 1874. On the 13th of December, the Rev. Erskine N. White was installed. Dr. White, having accepted the secretaryship of the Board of Church Erection, resigned his charge July 12, 1886. On the 15th of May, 1887, the Rev. Robert F. Sample was installed the pastor. The Second German Church was organized by a committee of Presbytery March 23, 1882, and on the 20th of April the Rev. Conrad Doench was installed pastor. Calvary Church was organized in January, 1882, by a committee of Presbytery. On the 24th of November the Rev. James Chambers was installed the pastor. The Rev. Wm. M. Paxton, having been appointed professor in the Princeton Theological Seminary, resigned his charge of the First Church, July 9, 1883. On the ist of April, 1886, Mr. Richard D. Harlan was ordained and installed pastor. In January, 1886, the congregation worshipping in a chapel in East Thirtieth St., under the care of Madison Square Church, was organized by a committee of Presby- 148 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. tcry, and on the 7th of March the Rev. Jesse F. Forbes was installed pastor. The church is known as the " Adams Memorial Church." The congregation worshipping in Faith Chapel, amission of the West Church, was organized as " Faith Church " on the 27th of November, 1883, by a committee of Presbytery, and on the 17th of December the Rev. James H. Hoadley, who had been chapel minister, was installed the pastor. On the 28th of February, 1886, the German Mission connected with the Madison Square Church was organized by a committee of Presbytery, and on the 4th of April the Rev. Louis Wolfcrz was installed the pastor. This church is known as Zion Church. On the 22d of November, 1885, a committee of Presby- tery organized a congregation of Germans who had been worshipping in East Fifty-ninth St., and on the 21st of February the Rev. Nicolas Bjerring was installed as pastor. The church is known as the " Church of the Redeemer." The Rev. Henry Highland Garnet, pastor of Shiloh

Church, was released from his charge Oct. 3, 1881. On the 17th of June, 1883, the Rev. Reading B. Johns was installed pastor. Mr. Johns resigned his charge Dec. 6, 1884. The Rev. Nathaniel W. Conkling resigned the charge of

Rutgers Church April 11, 188 1. On the 13th of Novem- ber, the Rev. William Stephenson was installed pastor. The pastoral relation was dissolved April 14, 1884. The church had run down to the lowest ebb, when the Rev. Robert R. Booth accepted their call, and was installed the 8th of November, 1886. On the 1st of September, 1879, the Rev. Samuel D. Burchard resigned the charge of the Thirteenth St. Church. On the 9th of December the Rev. Albert B. Simpson was installed. On the 7th of November, 1881, Dr. Simpson asked for the dissolution of his pastoral relation, on the THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 1 49

ground of his alleged conscientious inability to perform all the duties constitutionally required in that office. Where- upon the following resolution was adopted: "That the Rev. Albert B. Simpson, having stated to the Presbytery that he had been led to convictions on the subject of baptism that necessitated his resignation of his membership in the Presbytery and the church, his name be dropped from our roll ; and this be done without any reflection on his life, and with full recognition of his ministerial character." On the 1 8th of June, 1882, the Rev. John M. Wor- rall was installed the pastor. The Rev. Thomas S. Hastings resigned the charge of the West Church Feb. 6, 1882, in order to accept a professorship in the Union Theological Seminary, New York; and on the 30th of April the Rev. John R. Paxton was installed pastor. On the 8th of January, 1883, the Rev. Charles A. Stod- dard was released from the Washington Heights Church. On the 3d of June the Rev. Allen F. De Camp was installed pastor. He resigned his charge April 13, 1885. He was succeeded by the Rev. John C. Bliss, who was installed Oct. 18, 1885. The Union Tabernacle Church, an independent organization which had been fostered and ministered to by the

Rev. George J. Mingins, was on the nth of April received into the Presbytery. On the ist of May Mr. Mingins was installed pastor. In October, 1870, the church known as the " Houston and Thompson St. Church " received the name of the "New York Church."

In the summer of 1883 a mission was started in East Seventy-seventh St., which was organized as a church January 11, 1884. On the 15th of February the Rev. Alfred H. Moment, who had been released from Spring St. Church, was installed the pastor. On the 12th of Janu- ary, 1885, Mr, Moment resigned his charge; and on the 150 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

Sth of February, 1886, the Rev. David G. Wylie, who had been released from the Canal St. Church, was installed

pastor. The church removed from its old location in Seventy-seventh St. to East Seventy-second St. and received the name of the Knox Church. The most marked feature of the history of the Presby-

tery since the Reunion is the activity displayed in church extension and sustentation, especially during the last dec- ade. The Presb}'tery had for years wrestled with this difficult subject, with but little success. The report of the committee even as late as 1877 presented a very dark picture of the churches, — burdened with debt, and with no apparent means of relief, the encumbrances amounting to at least five hundred thousand dollars. The committee in

concluding says: "Here is an array of facts which it is

time for the church to face. The Presbyterian Church is

not extending itself. It is growing weak at certain centres

of usefulness. It is receding from certain of its newer enterprises." This was certainly a very dark picture, but

it was followed by brighter days. The Church Exten- sion Committee called in 1878 a meeting of laymen, where the whole matter was presented and discussed. At the October meeting of Presbytery the committee report that since the meeting in October, 1877, the amount of debt swept from the church, and money promised for that purpose, amounted to the round sum of four hundred and eighty thousand dollars. " For this great deliverance," the committee adds, " our thanks are due first to the great Head of the Church. It would seem that nothing but the influence of the Spirit could have moved the churches to such efforts in a time of financial stringency unparalleled in the history of our country, and when men's hearts were

literally failing them for fear. Much honor is due to the trustees of the John C. Green estate for their munificent gifts towards the ends accomplished." This was the beginning of better days for the work of church extension in this THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. 151

city. Since that day eight new churches have been organized, each one having an able pastor. Many of the feeble churches have been aided, and in some cases preserved from dissolution, and the spirit of church extension has been elevated and intensified. The reports of the church extension committee during the period under review occupy more than one hundred closely written quarto pages of the Minutes, — showing how much time and attention Presbytery has given to this subject of such vital interest to the church. The subjects of temperance and the evangelization of the masses have in the last few years been prominent in the action of Presbytery, and the able reports of the standing committees on these subjects show how profoundly they have been considered and acted upon. The work done by the chapels of the various churches and their chapel ministers should not be forgotten in such a history. They have certainly reached a class of the population, hitherto neglected by our churches. The faithful, self-denying labors of these chapel ministers, in gathering in from this class hundreds of converts, deserve the highest honor. One by one these chapels are taking their places as regularly organized churches among the working classes of our population. On the loth of May, 1875, the Presbytery constituted a standing committee on Sabbath-school work, which from the time of its appointment to the present time has exercised a faithful supervision of our schools, and gathered annually a mass of information which is exceedingly valu- able in relation to other schools throughout our whole church. In accordance with a recommendation of the General Assembly, a standing committee of benevolence was appointed. It consisted of a chairman who was to have a general oversight of the work, and a member to represent each of the boards of the church. This system has worked 152 THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK. well, especially under the direction of its present able chairman. The committee receive reports from those having the interests of the boards in their hands, discuss these reports and present the results to Presbytery, Each member of this committee is expected to see that all the churches take up collections for various objects. Since the Reunion the Presbytery has licensed one hundred and sixty-four candidates, and received twenty-three licentiates from other bodies. APPENDIX.

APPENDIX.

LIST OF MINISTERS

BELONGING TO THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK, FROM ITS ORGAN- IZATION IN 173S TO ITS REORGANIZATION IN 1809; TOGETHER WITH THE DATE OF THEIR ORDINATION, AND THE BODIES BY WHOM THEY WERE ORDAINED.

George Phillips . . April 13, 1702. Council at Setauket, L. I. Jonathan Dickinson Sept. 29, 1709. Ministers of Fairfield Co., Ct.

Samuel Pumroy . Sept. 30, 1709. Council at Northampton, Mass.

John Pierson . . April 29, 1717. Presbytery of Philadelphia. " Joseph Lamb . . Dec. 4,1717. Long Island. " Joseph Webb . . Oct. 22,1719. Philadelphia.

Joseph Houston . Oct. 15,1724. New Castle Presbytery. Robert Sturgeon .... 1726. Council at Norwalk, Ct.

Nathaniel Hubbell . before 1727. Presbytery of Philadelphia.

John Smith . . . May 15,1729. Fairfield Association, Ct. Ebenezer Pemberton Aug. 9,1729. Council at Boston, Mass.

John Nutman . . before 1730. Presbytery of Philadelphia. " Isaac Chalker 1734- East Jersey. Simon Horton I734. U U t(

Timothy Symmes . Dec. 2, 1736. Council in Connecticut.

Aaron Burr . . . Jan. 25,1737. Presbytery of East Jersey. " Walter Wilmot . . April 12, 1738. Long Island.

James Davenport . Oct. 26,1738. Council at Southport, L. I. Timothy Allen 1738. West Haven Association, Ct. Silas Leonard 1738. Presbytery of New York. Azariah Horton I74i«

Timothy Johnes . Feb. 9,1743.

Thomas Lewis . . Mar. 28, 1744. Fairfield Association, Ct.

David Brainerd . . June 12,1744. Presbytery of New York.

Eliab Byram . . . Oct. I744'

David Bostwick . Oct. 9,1745.

John Grant . . . Sept. 1746. . ^ / /H^. i l^z '^ 156 I / APPENDIX.

Presbytery of New York. Jacob Green . . . Nov. 1746

Nathaniel Tucker . April 9, I747

John Brainerd . . Feb. 1748

Elihu Spencer . . Sept. 14, 1748

Aaron Richards . . Nov. 15, 1748

Caleb Smith . . . Nov. 30, 1748 Andrew Bay 1748 Presbytery of New Castle. (< u << John Rodgers . • M«y 16, 1749 t^v^y/x. " " New York. Enos Ayres . . be£ore May, 1750 Council in Dutchess Co., N. Y. Chauncey Graham . June 29, 1750 Presbytery of New York. Daniel Thane . . Aug. 29, 1750

Jonathan Elmer . . Oct. 1750 Alexander Gumming Oct. 1750

John Moffat . . • 1751 " New Castle. Robert Henry . . before 1753 " New York. John Maltby . . . 1754 " Suffolk. Abner Reeve . • Nov. 6,1755 " New York. Hugh Knox . . . Nov. 1755

Benjamin Halt . . Dec. 4, 1755 Nathaniel Whitaker Dec. 10, 1755 Abraham Kettletas Sept. 14, 1757 " Suffolk. John Darby . . • Nov. 10, 1757 Abner Brush ..... 1758 York/1y^^^,^ Alex. McWhorter . ^e-14, 1759 New ;; ]^ :^u'C.ii v Benjamin Woodruff Mar. 14, 1759

James Caldwell . . Sept. 17, 1760

Azel Roe . . • before May, 1762 " William Mills . . April 2 1,1762 New Bruns. Joseph Treat 1762 Nathaniel Ker 1763 New ^ii^.rYy-U'iyu< Francis Peppard .... 1764 — Jedediah Chapman. July 22, 1766 John Close . . . Oct. 30, 1766 ^/^^ James Tuttle 1768

Alexander Miller . June 5, 1770 William Woodhull .... 1770 John Murdock 1771 Oliver Demming .... 1771 " rt^'^i-^ Jacob Van Artsdalen Jan. 19, 1771 *' New Briins. " Amzi Lewis 1772 " New York. " William Schenck .... 1772 " New Bruns.

Uzal Ogden . . . Sept. 21, 1773 in the Episcopal Church.

Matthias Burnet . April, 1775 Presbytery of New York. Ci^^^U u r (" V*'y»" l/i>;^^r^ ' .

i=;8 APPENDIX.

Daniel Crane Oct. 27, 1S03. Morris Presbytery.

<( <( Noah Crane . Nov. 16, 1803. Washington McKnight Apr. 26, 1804. Presbytery of New York. John McDowell Dec. 26, 1804. (( (( i(

Samuel Fisher . Nov. I, 1805. Fairfield Co. Association, Ct.

John Keyes . Aug. 4, 1807. Presbytery of New York.

Barnabas King . Dec. 27, 1808.

Eliphalet Price . Nov. 14, 1809. James Glassbrook Association of Dissenting Ministers, Eng.

James Wilson . . Irvine Presbytery, Scotland.

James Thompson . Dundee Presbytery, Scotland. .

LIST OF MINISTERS

BELONGING TO THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK, FROM ITS REORGAN- IZATION IN 1809 TO THE REUNION IN 1870, WITH THE DATE OF THEIR ORDINATION.

Ordained.

Judah I. Abraham . May, 1830

James Adams . . Oct. 14,1830

John Alburtis . . Mar. 14, 1819

Lucius Alden . . 1825 James W. Alexander Mar. 3,1827 Samuel D. Alexander Nov. 16, 1848 Josiah B. Andrews

John Anderson . . Oct. 183s

John E. Annan . .

Geo. D. Archibald . April, 1850

Samuel W. Bailey . . . , 1849 Henry M. Baird April 19, 1866 Elisha W. Baldwin Oct. 25, 1820

William Bannard . Oct. 25, 1S48

Gerrish Barrett . . Aug. 1826 Lewis C. Bayles April 23, 1862

James Beattie . . April, 1845 Jacob T. B. Beekman July, 1826

Robert Birch . . . Sept. 1 7, 1837

Henry Blatchford . Nov. 28, 1815

Seth Bliss . . . June, 1825

William Blood . .

William Boardman .

Lewis Bond, Jr. . . Mar. 10,

Alfred P. Botsford .

Eli C. Botsford . .

George Bourne . .

Mathias Bruen . . Benjamin Burroughs

Joshua Butts . . .

John Byers . . . James K. Campbell Hugh S. Carpenter i6o APPENDIX. i6i

Ord:

James J. McMahon

John McNiece . .

David M. Maclise . James M. Macdonald James MacMasters

Giles Manwarring .

Cyrus Mason . . .

John Mason . . .

William Marshall .

John W. Martin . .

Philip Milledoler .

Matthew R. Miller .

Samuel Miller . . Benjamin F. Millard Flavel S. Mines

John H. Morrison . William T. Morrison Chauncey D. Murray

James O. Murray .

John A. Murray . .

John Neander . . P. Neil

Daniel Newell . . Francis Newman

John Newton . . . James C. Nightingale

Joseph Nimmo . .

Geo. P. Noble . . Jonathan H. Noble

Samuel Nott . . .

Heman Norton . .

Peter D. Oakey . .

Charles M. Oakley .

Cyrus Offer . . . James G. Ogilvie Michael Osborne

William W. Page .

Joel Parker . . .

Francis L. Patton .

William Patton . . William M. Paxton

Joseph Penny . . Matthew L. R. Perrine

Absalom Peters . . Geo. W. Perkins 1 62 APPENDIX.

P. Eugene Stevenson John M. Stevenson

Benjamin F. Stead . Frederick Steins Archibald S. Stewart Henry P- Strong Benjamin B. Stockton

William H. Taylor . Robert G. Thompson

John Thomson . .

John Truair . . . Luther H. Van Doren

Henry Van Dyke . Thomas E. Vermilye Jacob VVahrenberger

Daniel Waterbury . Jared Waterbury LIST OF MINISTERS

BELONGING TO THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK, FROM 1870 TO 18 WITH THE DATE OF THEIR ORDINATION.

Ordained. Ordained.

Andrew Abraham . Oct. 13, 1848 Charles A. Briggs . June 30, 1870

Matthew T. Adam . 1819 Alonzo Brown . . Nov. 5, 1856

WiUiam Adams . . 183I Christopher R. Brown May 21, 1868

J. C. Adamson . . Feb. 28, 1827 Francis Brown . . Mar. 20, 1882

William Aikman Dec. 24, 1849 William Y. Brown . June 15, 1853

George Alexander . Jan. 20, 1870 John M. Buchanan . 1847 Samuel D. Alexander Nov. 16, 1848 Walter D. Buchanan Jan. 27, 1884

Gustav Alexy . . June 16, 1862 William H. Buchanan July, i860

A. C. Armstrong, Jr. Feb. 8, 1887 Alfred Braithvvaite . April 20, 1879

Antonio Arrighi . . Mar. 8, 1877 Edward T. Bromfield Mar. 3, 1856 Anson P. Atterbury April 20, 1880 Samuel D. Burchard May i, 1839

W. Wallace Atterbury Oct. 13, 1848 Elijah L. Burnett . Jan. 10, 1867

Samuel W. Bailey . 1849 Joshua Butts . . . May 8, 1841

Henry M. Baird . . April 19, 1866 James K. Campbell Nov. 30, 1830

William Belden . . 1840 William R. Campbell May 10, 1886 WilHam H. Belden May 2, 1872 Samuel Carlile May 20, 1866

Goodloe B. Bell . . Oct. 1859 George S. Chambers Dec. 13, 1867

John P. Betker . . Sept. 20, 1847 James Chambers Aug. 3, 1865 Llewelyn D. Bevan Feb. 1865 Henry B. Chapin Oct. 29, 1854

A. R. Bickenback . May 14, 1883 Edward W. Chester May 31, 1857

Oliver B. Bidwell . Dec. I, 1841 WilHam Chester Mar. 31, 1887

Walter H. Bidwell . Sept. 1833 Edward L. Clark Aug. 1 861

Henry G. Birchby . Nov. 5, 1S84 Frederick G. Clark Feb. 28, 1845

Sereno E. Bishop . June I, 1S51 Charles J. Collins . Dec. 31, 1856

Nicolas Bjerring Charles T. Collins . Dec. 21, 1871

John C. Bliss . . May 13, 1863 Andrew Colville . • May 18, 1879

Seth Bliss . . . June 1825 Revile J. Cone . . Oct. 1845 Lewis Bond, Jr. Mar. 10, 1868 Nathaniel W.Conkling Dec. 1861

Robert R. Booth . Nov. 1853 Wilbur F. Crafts . 1872

George Bowen . . July 4, 1847 James G. Craighead Oct. 1847

Joseph P. Bradley . April 27, 1864 Samuel W. Crittenden Mar. 1856

Thomas S. Bradner Sept. 1 2, 1S49 Arthur Crosby . . Oct. 24, 1870

John G. Brady . . Feb. 4, 1878 Howard Crosby . > 1 861 1 64 APPENDIX.

Ordained Ordained.

Laurence P. Cummings April 7, 1870 William Hall . . Samuel Ives Curtiss June 8, 1874

John K. Davis . . Oct. 9, 1848 T. Madison Dawson June 16, 1866

Philemon R. Day . May, 1S64

Allen F. De Camp . Dec. 1874 Edward M. Deems Oct. 28, 1877 Howard P. Dechert April 3, 1866

John K. Demarest . Oct. 23, 1S66 G.MousseauDes Islets 1865

Baxter Dickenson . Mar. 5, 1823 Richard W. Dickinson Oct. 24, 1828

Edward T. Doane . Feb. 1S54

D. Stuart Dodge . Oct. 16, 1864

Conrad Doench . . Jan. 16, 1873

John Dooly . . . May 6, 1872

Peter Dougherty • Sept. 10, 1839 Walter S. Drysdale April 25, 1S46 Franklin B. Dwight May 27, 1883

Peter Z. Easton . . April 28, 1878

John H. Edwards . Feb. 3, 1863 Frank F. Ellinwood June 21, 1853

Edgar A. Elmore . Dec. 5, 1876

WiUiam T. Elsing . May 25, 1882

Brown Emerson . 1837

Martin A. Erdman . 1864 Charles P. Fagnani Oct. 8, 1882

Cliarles Fanning . Oct. 23, 1850

Robert S. Feagles . Oct. 23, i860

Henry M. Field . . 1843

Artliur Folsom . . May 9, 1862

Lewis R. Foote . . May 21, 1872

Jesse F. Forbes . May 1,1878

Horace Galpin . . 1826 Charles H. Gardner Aug. 22, 1866

Henry H. Garnet . Nov. 1844 F. V. D. Garretson Oct. 23, 1871

James F. Garvin . May 12, 1884

Charles R. Gillett . May 10, 1886

Ezra H. Gillett . . April 16, 1S45

John Gillis . . . April 28, 1873

John S. Gilmor . . Oct. i860

Adrian Gory . . . Henri L. Grandlienard 1868 John Hall .... Oct. 9, 1850 Henry M. McCracken George M. McEckron Joseph McElroy Henry T. McEwen William Mcjimpsey Alexander McKelvey

William J. McKittrick Alexander McKinney Alexander McLachlan Alexander McLean

John H. M ago wan . Francis H. Marling

James Marshall . . William A. Masker George D. Mathews William F. Matthews

Thomas J. May

James H. Meeter .

George J. Mingins .

David Mitchell . .

Alfred H. Moment .

George H. Morrill .

Richard C. Morse .

James Morton . .

Elijah D. Murphy .

James O. Murray . William W. Newell

William W. Newell, Jr. James C. Nightingale Henry D. Northrop George E. Northrup

Thomas C. Oliver ,

John Orcutt . . .

William W. Page .

Andrew J. Park . .

Joel Parker . .

Justin W. Parsons . Levi H. Parsons Charles H. Parkhurst

Henry M. Paynter .

Charles S. Payson .

Edward P. Payson .

George S. Payson .

John R. Paxton . . William M. Paxton i66 APPENDIX.

Ore

Frederick J. Stanley Dec. William Stephenson David Stevenson John M. Stevenson Charles A. Stoddard

Thomas Street . . William P. Strickland Isaac P. Stryker

Morris C. Sutphen .

J. Ford Sutton . .

Howard A. Talbot .

Henry P. Tappan .

John B. Taylor . .

John Thomson . . James M. Thompson Robert R. Thompson

Paul Thyholdt . .

Charles Tracy . .

William J. Tucker . Sigmund Uhfelder Thomas G. Wall 511 65

CANDIDATES LICENSED

BY THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK, UP TO 1S70.

Licensed. Licensed. 1

Adams, James . . April 22, 1829 Childs, Thomas S. April 17, 1850 Adams, John W. Oct. 13, 1825 Cleveland, Richard F April 17, 1828

Alden, Joseph . . Oct. 15, 1830 Coan, George W. . April 18, 1849

Alexander, Henry C. April 7, 1858 Cochran, Andrew . April 17, 1850

Axtel, Henry . . Oct. 15, 1829 Condit, Robert A. . April 22, 1863

Backus, J. Trumbull Oct. 15, 1830 Conkling, Cornelius S. April 17,1839

Baker, George D. , Oct. 14, 1862 Conkling, Timothy . April 17, 1839

Baldwin, Barlow Oct. 13, 1 841 Conway, David . . Oct. 21, 1868

Baldwin, Joseph B. April 23, 1830 Covert, John. . . April 20, 181

Bannard, William . April 21, 1847 Cox, Samuel H. Oct. 10, 181

Barrett, Myron . . April 16, 1 85 Crane, Elias N. . . April 18, 1855

Bayles, Lewis C. Oct. 10, 1851 Crowther, Thomas , April 18, 1866

Beattie, David . . April2i, 1852 Currie, William F. . Oct. 10, 1822

Beckwith, George . April 21, 1826 Dana, John J. . . Oct. 13, 1834

Birch, Robert . . Oct. 13, 1836 Darrah, William B. April 25, 1861

Blatchford, Henry . April 20, 181 Davie, J. B. Marshall Oct. 15, 1829

Blatchford, John , April 18, 1823 Davis, Jesse B. . . April 18, 1849

Blauvelt, Cornelius R. April 1 7, 1867 Dechert, Howard P. April 20, 1865 Boardman, Henry A. April 17, 1833 De Veuve, Prentiss A. April 16, 1856

Bond, Lewis C. . . April 17, 1867 Dewey, Orville . . Oct. 14, 1818

Breed, William P. . April 21, 1847 Dewing, Thomas S. April 17, 1850

. . . Briggs, Charles A. . April 18, 1866 Dewitt, John April 20, 1864

Brobston, William • Nov. II, 1828 Dewitt, William R. April 23, 1818

Brown, Allen H. April 19, 1843 Dod, William A. . April 21, 1847

Brown, William B. . Oct. 10, 1849 Donan, Peter . . April 22, 1830

Bullions, Alexander B April 17, 1845 Dorland, Luke . . April 17, 1845

Burroughs, Benjamin April2i, 1831 Dougherty, Peter . Oct. II, 1837

Bush, George . . April 18, 1823 Dripps, Joseph F. . April 17, 1867

Byers, John . . . April 16, 1 85 Edgar, Edward B. . April 24, 1840 Cant, James Oct. 10, 1822 Edwards, Tryon Oct. 9, 1833

Carpenter, Hugh S. April 17, 1845 Eells, Edward . . April 23, 1846

Chamberlain, Hiram April 22, 1825 Elliott, Jared L. . . April 30, 1834

Chapin, Henry B. . Oct. II, 1853 Evans, Samuel J. . April 17, 1839 1 68 APPENDIX.

Licensed. Licensed.

Evans, Thomas J. . Oct. 12, 847 Ketclium, Alfred . April 21,

Ferrier, Edsall . . April 7, 858 Kimball, Milton . April 22

Ferry, William M. . May 30, King, David . . . April is!

Foster, Julius . . Oct. 13, 836 King, James S. . . April 7, Forest, William W. April 23, 846 Knouse, William H. Oct. 13,

Frazer, Thomas April 17, 845 Lanneau, John F. . April 16,

Gamble, Joseph Oct. 10, 866 Earned, Sylvester . April 17,

Goodman, R. Smith April 23, S46 La Tourette, J. A. M. April 16,

Lee, . . Graham, Alexander J. Sept. 24, S49 Lewis H. April 21,

Gray, William . . Oct. II, 815 Lewis, John N. . . Oct. 12, Greene, Joseph M. April 17, 867 Lindsley, Aaron L. April 17, Little, Greenleaf, Joseph . Oct. 14, 862 Elbridge G. . April 19,

Gulick, Alexander . April 17, S39 Little, James . . . April 28,

Haley, Charles T. . Oct. 3, 858 Lloyd, Charles H. . April 16,

Halliday, David M. Sept. 12, 837 Lloyd, John . . . April 17, Hammil, Robert April 17, S45 Loewenthal, Isador Oct.

Hamilton, Edward J. April 7, 85S Logan, Samuel C. . Oct. 10,

Harris, John K. . . April 7, 858 Lord, Jeremiah T. . April 13,

Harris, William . . Oct. 10, 860 Lyman, Henry . . April 24,

Harrison, George J. April 21, 847 Lyman, Solomon . Oct. 14.

Hart, Charles E. . Oct. 10, S60 Lyon, David C. . . April 17,

Henderson, J. S. H. Oct. 22, S41 Mack, William . . Feb. 4,

Heyer, William S. . April 19, 821 Mann, Joseph R. . April 21,

Higbie, Daniel . . Oct. 8, S39 Mason, Cyrus . . Oct. 13,

Hinsdale, Horace G. April 18, 855 Mason, John . . . Oct. 17,

Holt, Edwin . . . Oct. 13, 825 McCuIlagh, Archibald April 13,

Hoover, Thomas D. McDevitt, John . . April 21, Hopkins, Judson S. April 20, 853 McElroy, William C. April 17, Hosford, Frederick Oct. 12, 864 McGee, William C. April 24, Howell, Samuel N. April 19, 843 McGregor, Donald June 6, Hubbard, Joseph W. April 16, 856 McGregor, Edwin R. April 23, Hughes, Thomas W. April 16, 862 McMasters, James W. Oct. 14,

Hunter, John . . Oct. 16, 828 McNulty, John . . Oct. II,

Hunter, Moses . . April 21, 819 Merrill, Benjamin . April 22

Huntington, L. J. F. April 21, 815 Merwin, Miles T. . Oct. 13,

Hutchins, Samuel . April 23, 830 Miller, Edward R. . June 6,

Hutchinson, S. N. April 16, S62 Mills, James H. . April 17,

Irvin, William . . Oct. 10, 860 Mitchell, David . . April 17,

Jerome, Aaron B. . Oct. 10, 838 Monteith, Walter . April 23,

Johnson, Baker . . April 23, 830 Morrison, John H. . Sept. 12, Jolinson, Daniel M. April 22, 825 Morrison, William T. April 28,

Judson, Albert . . Oct. 14, 824 Morton, John B. . Oct. 10,

Junkin, William F. April 19, 854 Mott, George S. . April 20,

Kent, Aratus . . April 20, 820 Murdock, Alexander April 19.

Kempshall, Everard April 18, 855 Murdock, David . April 19, APPENDIX. 169

Licensed. Licensed.

Myers, Peter J. H. April 17, 1850 Smith, Reuben . . Neill, H. Humphrey Feb. I, 1S69

Neuman, Frederick M .April 1 7, 1867 Nightingale, James C. April 20, 1865

Nixon, George . . April 7, 1858 Noble, Jonathan H. April 22, 1829 Noll, Frederick M. April 20, 1842 Oakley, Charles M. Oct. 14, 1840

Osborne, Michael . Oct. 10, 1822

Page, William \V. . Feb. I, 1849

Patton, Jacob H. . April 23, 1846

Peck, T. R. G. . . Oct. II, 1853 Peters, Absalom April 21, 1819

Phelps, Philo T. . Oct. 15, 1830

Phraner, Wilson . April 17, 1850

Pillsbury, Ithamer . Oct. 14, 1824

Piatt, Isaac W. . . April 23, 1S18 Piatt, James M. April 20, 1853

Potts, Arthur . . April 20, 1865

Prime, George W. . April 26, i860 Proudfit, Alexander April 16, 1862 Proudfit, Robert R. April 25, 1861 Richards, Elias T. April 19, 183S Riley, Henry A. Oct. 10, 1832

Roberts, John S. . April 25, 1 861 Rodgers, Ravaud K. April 24, 181S

Rodney, Caleb H. . April 14, 1869

Rogers, Joseph . . April 19, 1848 Rowell, Thompson April 21, 1847

Ruggles, Henry E. April 1 7, 1850

Russell, James R. . April 13, 1870 Ryerson, Martin W. April 21, 1847

Sackett, Milton A. . April 20, 1842

Sahler, Daniel D. . April 18, 1S55 Sanford, Joseph April 18, 1823

Savage, Amos W. . Oct. 14, 1824

Scott, James . . . Oct. 15, 1834

Scribner, William . April 19, 1843

Searle, Thomas C. . April 22, 1815

Shaw, Peter H. . . Oct. 14, 1818

Smith, Burret A. . April 25, 1 861 1

LICENTIATES RECEIVED FROM OTHER PRESBYTERIES.

Received. Abraham, Juda Isaac, from Andover Association, Mass April 20, Anderson, John, foreign Oct.

Baird, Henry M., New Brunswick Presbytery . . April Botsford, Eli C, " Jan. " " Briggs, Marvin " . . Oct. Brown, Edmund W., Congregational Association, N. Y. April

Brown, Robert B., Reformed Presbyterian Church . Oct. Cloud, John, Presbytery of Ohio Oct. Darling, Charles C, New Brunswick Presbytery April " " Demarest, John K., " Oct. Edwards, James C, Newton Presbytery .... Feb.

Epstein, Ephraem M., Andover Association . . . Oct.

Funk, Seymour P., Reformed Dutch Church . . . Jan. Garenfield, Gustavus, Evangelical Church of Prussia June

Goldsmith, John, Long Island Presbytery . . . Oct. Hodge, Casper W., New Brunswick Presbytery June " Jackson, Thomas, Lexington Aug. " King, Albert B., Elizabethtown Oct.

Krlisi, Bartolemio, Appengell, Switzerland . . . May

Lampe, Joseph J., Bloomington Presbytery . . . Oct. Lively, William, Troy Presbytery Oct.

Magie, George A., Eastern Association, Michigan . April McLelland, Alexander, Associate Presbytery of Cambrid Sept. Moore, William, Belfast, Ireland Nov.

Newton, John, Steubenville Presbytery . . . Oct.

Patton, Francis L., New Brunswick Presbytery . May Perkins, George W., Eastern District Ass'n, New Hav May

Perry, Talman C, Fairfield West Association . Oct. Plumley, Gardiner S., Ass'n of New York and Brooklyn Oct.

Priest, James M., Louisville Presbytery . . . Mar.

Spring, Gardiner, Westford Association, Mass. . Aug. Strauss, Julius, Baltimore Presbytery .... Jan. Weed, Henry R., New Brunswick Presbytery Dec. " Wells, John D., North River April

Whelpley, Philip M., Presbytery of Jersey . . Oct.

Wilson, Henry M., Presbytery of Philadelphia . April CANDIDATES LICENSED

BY THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK FROM 1S70 TO 1SS8.

Licensed. Licensed.

Oct. 25, 1S70, Samuel Ives Curtiss. April 7, 1874, John p. Hale. " April 10, 1S71, David J. Burrell. " D. L. McKechnie. " J. De Hart Bruen. " James T. Ford. G. A. F. Van Rhyn. " '* Oliver C. Morse. George S. Payson. " " William C. Lynch. " Oscar J. Hardin. T. F. Burnham. Walter H. Ayres. " " Robert H.Wilkinson. George N. Snyder. " " William D. Perry. Patrick D. McElroy. " " James P. Bryant. June 5, 1871, T. F. Chambers. " " Robert Barbour. April 10, 1S72, Joseph H. Whitehead. " " Henry T. Hunter. Gustav Alexy. Oct. 12, 1874, W. F. Matthews. John Redpath. April 6, 1875, Calvin Keyser. Henry L. Burnstein. " C. C. McDonald. William G. Marts. " " William O. Rustin. George B. Newell. " " Alexander C Rustin. William R. Scarrett. " " Alexander C.Stewart. James M. Thompson. " Howard A. Talbot.

William M.Beckwith. July 12, 1875, William J. Gumming. May 7, 1872, Lewis R. Foote. April 4, 1876, James H. Hoyt. David L. Smart. " " William Frizzell. June 3, 1872, James F. Donaldson. " " Henry G. Miller. Dec. 2, 1872, Conrad Doench. " " Samuel McBride. April 21, 1873, Archibald A. Coney. " " Joseph W. Earnshaw. Brown H. Emerson. " " Enoch Benson. William H. Ford. " " David S. Schaff. James H. Hoadley. " " George A. Ford. Edgar A. Hamilton. " " David Scott. Laurence T. Shuler. " " John G. Reid.

Thomas D. Jester. Feb. 5, 1877, Philip Jeblich.

John Gillis. May 7, 1877, William Anderson. Sept. 8,1873, Abraham H. Bates. " John G. Brady. April 7, 1874, James H. Gerhard. " " James Campbell. Edward C. Hood. " " Allan Marquand. 172 APPENDIX.

Licensed. Licensed.

May 7, 1877, Thomas J. May, ^Lay I, 1882, Harvey Shaw. " '• Thomas A. Nelson. Mar. 12, 1883, Nicolas Bjerring. " " George H. Wallace. May 14, 1^83, Robert J. Service. " " Henry B. Jefferson. " " August. Bickenback. " " Edgar A. Elmore. " " D. W. Hutchinson. " " Edward Schofield, Jr " " Vincent Pisek. " " William C. Stevens. " Franklin B. Dwight. " " Edward M. Deems. " Earle T. Lockard. May 6, 1878, Richard B. Mattice. " Paul Van Dyke. " " Samuel L. Sliver. " " James W. Lowrie. " » Robert W. Hill. " " James D. Paxton. " Frank S. Child. June II, 1883, John Hall Magowan. " " Charles H. Purmort. " " Walter D.Buchanan.

" ^' Edward W. Lake. May 5, 1884, David G. Wylie. June 3, 1878, Anson P. Atterbury. " " S. G. Anderson. " May 5, 1879, Edward Pratt. " James F. Garvin. " " Luther M. Kumler. " " Henry G. Smith. '• " C. K. Clearwater. May II, 1885, James Carter. « " " Harry H. Henry. " J. G. Hamner, Jr. " " Samuel B. Neilson. " " Frank H. Wright.

" " Robert T. Liston. " " A. C. Armstrong, Jr. " June 2, 1879, Eugene L. Mapes. " Vernon IVLOlyphant. " " Arthur Newman. May 10, 18S6, Guido Bossard. " May 3, 1880, Harris G. Rice. " James B. McFeeters. " Charles R. Gillett. " " Jonathan Greenleaf. " " John B. Taylor. " " Norman N. Skinner. " " A. R. Stevenson. " " Alex. H. McKinney. " " David M. Hunter. " " Robert K. Wick.

'•' " Charles B. Chapin. " " W. R. Campbell. " " " Robert Ferguson. " John J. Munroe. " Scott Watson, " Henry A. Lewis. . May 9, 1887, W. Jr. " " May 10, 1880, Joshua B. Gallaway. William P. Bruce. " " B. Devins. Jan. 3, 1 88 1, Eugene Peck. John " " S. Bliss. May 2, 1881, Edwin E. Rogers. Howard " " " Horace C. Keeley. " William J. Oliver. " " Peter McMillan. " " James L. Mitchell. " " '• Samuel W. Eddy. " R. Gordon Mackay. " " Charles A. Lador. " " John S. Penman. " " Weeks. June 6, 1881, R. Howard Bent. Frank M. " " White. May I, 1882, Charles P. Fagnani. Stanley " Gilbert Reid. " " Clarence H. Wilson. " " Thomas C. Hall. " " Charles E. Herring. " John A. MacColl. " «' William D. Grant. " " McLachlan. " '• Charles D. Maclaren. Alex. LICENTIATES RECEIVED

BY THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK FROM 1S70 TO iSSS.

Received.

June 27, 1S70, Samuel J. Parker, from New York fourth Presbytery. Ezra W. Goodrich, " William B. Dwight, " Robert H. Williamson, " William H. Ford, Elijah C. Baldwin, " Charles H. Barrett, " Alfred H. Penland, " Lewis O. Thompson, " George W. Wood, " James Marshall, " Eugene Douglass, " third Ferdinand V. D. Garretson, Charles A. Kingsbury, " William H. Belden, Howard Cornell, " John Thomson, " Henry T. Rose, " John H. Brown, " Walter W. Curtis, " Edward W. Fisher, " Henry Z. McLain, " Henry H. Rice, " Luther G. Pert, " Joseph H. Reid, " Oct. 17, 1871, Peter Z. Easton, "

Dec. 3, 1876, S. P. Dunlap, from Congreg. Assoc, New Haven, Ct.

Feb. 5, 1877, Benjamin F. Sargent, from Central East Assoc, 111. Edward P. Foster, from New Haven East Assoc, of Ct. April 14, 1879, Alfred Braithwaite, from Wesleyan Church. " " May 5, 1879, Andrew Colville,

Jan. 5, 1880, William J. McKittrick, from Presbytery of Columbia. " Nov. 7, 1 88 1, Henry T. McEwen, " Erie. May II, 1885, John T. Wilds, " " N. Brunswick. " Feb. 8, 1886, Richard D. Harlan, " Washington City. John S. Allen, from Reformed Presbytery of New York. .

LIST OF MINISTERS

BELONGING TO THE FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK FROM ITS UNION WITH THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN 1S22 TO THE REUNION IN 1870.

Ordained. Gorham D. Abbott 1838

Matthew T. Adam . S19

William Adams . . 831

. April, J. Holmes Agnew 827 821 William J. Armstrong Nov. 28,

John F. Astic . .

Daniel T. Bagg . . April 18, 845

Samuel W. Bailey .

William Belden . . George W. Bethune Nov. ID,

Sereno E. Bishop .

Elias L. Boing . . Henry M. Booth George M. Boynton

William Boyse . .

Joseph H. Bradley . George Brayton

Robert C. Brisbin .

Nehemiah Brown . Charles W. Buckley

Edwin A. Bulkley .

William Bull . . .

William Cahoon . .

Daniel L. Carroll . William R. Chapman Edward Chester Frederick G. Clark James W. Coleman

Henry Cooper . . Perez D. Cowan

Samuel H. Cox . . James G. Craighead

J-evi P. Crawford • APPENDIX. 175

Ordained. Abbott E. Kittredge 1857 George L. Prentiss

Benjamin Labaree . Dec. 20, 1S37 Charles H. Read .

John H, Leggett . Sept. 22, 1824 Benjamin H. Rice .

Theodore A. Leggett April 29, 1868 Charles H. Riggs .

Joseph P. Lestrade 1848 Edward Riggs . .

Charles E. Lindsley June 28, 1850 Henry A. Riley . .

Alexander Logan . May 15, 1829 Burton L. Rockwood Josephus B. Loring June 15, 1831 Henry A. Rowland

Thomas McAuley . Albert G. Ruliffson

Joseph McElroy Joseph A, Saxton . William Mcjimpsey Oct. 20, 1826 John H. Sinclair

R. B. E. S. McLeod T. H. Skinner, Jr. .

R. McQuesten . . May 11, 1866 E. Goodrich Smith

John McVey . . . Dec. 17, 1863 Henry B. Smith

Ebenezer Mason . April 20, 1826 Israel B. Smith . .

Erskine Mason . . Oct. 20, 1826 J. Bryant Smith

John M. Mason Matson M. Smith .

Thomas Marshall . Dec. 18, 1864 William D. Snodgrass

Ebenezer K. Maxwell Peter Snyder . .

Arthur Mitchell . May 8, 1859 John Spaulding . .

Eldridge Mix . . Dec. 6, i860 William S. Sprole .

Waller Monteith . Oliver S. St. John .

John Mulligan . . June 14, 1S21 A. O. Stansbury

Elijah D. Murphy . May 4, 1853 Henry H. Stebbins

Mason Noble . . Feb. 15, 1832 Henry P. Tappan .

George E. Northrup 1866 James H. Taylor .

Gurdon W. Noyes . Dec. 19, 1849 Daniel O. Timlow . James L Ostrom Sigmund Uhlfelder

Andrew J. Park . April 22, 1866 John B. Van Dyke

Charles Parker . . Nov. 5, 1848 Erskine N. White .

Joel Parker . . . Feb. 1827 Henry White . .

Eben E. Parsons . April 11, 1865 Orlando H. White .

Justin W. Parsons Dec. 26, 1849 Samuel H. Willey .

Charles H. Payson Nov. 25, i860 F. W. Williams .

Edward P. Payson . Feb. 23, 1864 James D. Wilson .

John Peck . . . Jan. 14, 1S48 Angus A. Wood

Alexander H. Phillips Oct. 20, 1831 George W. Wood .

William W. Phillips April, 1818 Simon F. Woodin .

George E. Post. . June 5, 1861 Richard Wynkoop . CANDIDATES LICENSED

BY THE FOURTH PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK FROM ITS ORGANIZATION

IN 1S22 TO THE REUNION IN 1870.

Henry J. Acker Robert Aikman, Jr. William Aikman William A. Aldrich

Elijah C. Baldwin . George W. Bethune

Ellas L. Boing . .

Daniel Bond . .

Joseph H. Bradley .

Edward J. Brantley Charles W. Buckley

Edwin A. Bulkley . Lysander P. Burbank Whiting C Burchard Edward R.Burkhalter

Elijah L. Burnett . William Cahoon

William Campbell . Edward Chester Asahel L. Clark James W. Coleman

Henry P. Collin .

Henry Cooper . . Perez D. Cowan James G. Craighead

John J. Crane . .

Levi P. Crawford .

S. W. Crittenden . L. P. Cummings

William A. Cutter .

Stephen W. Dana . Charles C. Darling

Ira O. DeLong . .

William Dempsey . James 0. Denniston . .

APPENDIX. 177

Licensed. |

Samuel J. Jones

Frederick J. Judd Samuel Kellogg James M. Kimball

Rufus King . . Oliver A. Kingsbury

Edward N. Kirk . Charles E. Lindsley Charles Livingston

Alexander Logan .

Samuel Loomis . .

John M. McAuley . Charles F. McCully John McJimpsey William McJimpsey James McLaughlan John H. McMonagle

John McVey . . . James Marshall

Thomas Marshall . George W. Martin

Joseph H. Martin . Ebenezer Mason Arthur Mitchell Samuel S. Mitchell

Mason Noble, Jr. .

George C. Noyes .

Andrew J. Park

Eben B. Parsons .

Justin W. Parsons .

Edward P. Payson . Joseph Peckham

Alfred W. Penland . Winthrop H. Phelps

Alex. H. Phillips .

George E. Post . . .

LIST OF MINISTERS

BELONGING TO THE THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK FROM ITS

ORGANIZATION IN 1830 TO THE REUNION IN 1870.

Gorham D. Abbott

Andrew Abraham . E. P. Ackerman

Matthew T. Adam . Carson W. Adams Frederick H. Adams

William Adams . .

J. C. Adamson . .

William Addy . .

J. Holmes Agnew . William Aikman

Daniel Aimes . .

David O. Allen . .

James B. Ambler .

Joseph Anderson .

Luther H. Angier .

W. W. Atterbury . William H. Babbitt

Daniel T. Bagg . .

Elihu W. Baldwin . Joseph B. Baldwin William P. Barker

Elijah P. Barrows . Dwight K. Bartlett Edward O. Bartlett Gamaliel C. Beaman

Lyman Beecher . .

Goodloe B. Bell .

Samuel B. Bell . .

Jacob Best . . .

Oliver B. Bidwell . Walter H. Bidwell

Lewis M. Birge . .

Albert C. Bishop . George Cook . .

Elias Cornelius . .

James L. Corning .

Eli Corwin . . .

Samuel H. Cox . . James G. Craighead

S. W. Crittenden .

E. H. Cumpston .

William F. Curry . T. Madison Dawson

George E. Day . . Daniel Deruelle

John Dewitt . . .

Baxter Dickinson . R. S. S. Dickinson

R. W. Dickinson .

James M. Dickson .

John Diell . . .

Edward T. Doane . David S. Dodge

John W. Douglas .

David R. Downer .

George Duffield . . Samuel W. Duffield Charles S. Dunning Halsey Dunning Samuel G. Dwight

Horace Eaton . .

Ansel D. Eddy . .

James C. Egbert .

David W. Evans . Charles Fanning

James R. Finch . . Charles G. Finney.

Edward A. Eraser . Edward W. French

William Gage . . Edward P. Gardner

Edmund Garland .

Henry H. Garnet .

Ezra H. Gillett . .

Alvin B. Goodale .

Arthur Granger . . Frederick W. Graves

John Gray . . . . 1

i8o APPENDIX.

Ordained. dained.

Henry G. Ludlow . 1S26 Arthur T. Pierson . May 860 Benjamin Lynch Hamilton W. Pierson Nov.

John McCampbell . June 26, 1S63 William K. Piatt . June 844

John R. McDowal . May 5, 1832 Charles S. Porter . Aug. 831 Charles K. McHarg Feb. 1849 George L. Prentiss April 84s

James W. McLane Nov. 4, 1836 Hollis Reed . . . Sept. S29

D. D. T. McLaughlin April 16, 1846 Herman C. Riggs . June 857

John McLeod . . Nov. 6, 1847 Edward Robinson . Nov. 841 Burton L. James J. McMahon Dec. 4, 1853 Rockwood April 84s

George W. McMillan Oct. 8, 1845 W. Roosevelt . . Feb. 832 Joel Mann .... Nov. 15, 1815 Henry A. Rowland Nov. 830

James Martin . . Simeon Salisbury . Oct. 831

J. Sella Martin . . Rollin A. Sawyer . Feb. 858

William A. Masker June 5, 1870 Philip Schaff . . 844

Ebenezer Mason . April 20, 1826 Henry ^L Scudder Nov. 843

Erskine Mason . . April 20, 1826 Dwight M. Seward Nov. 851

James G. Mason . July I, 1866 Erastus Seymour . 862

Cyrus T. Mills . . Feb. 2, 1848 Franklin G. Sherrill Oct. 850

George Mills. . . James Sinclair . . Nov. 851

Samuel T. Mills . Oct. II, 1811 James A. Skinner . April 861 Flavel S. Mines June II, 1832 Thomas H. Skinner June 813

George Monilaws . April 10, 1842 John J. Slocum . . June 834

John Morrill . . . Oct. 7, 1 83 A.sa D. Smith . . Nov. 834

Richard C. Morse . Dec. 21, 1868 Elizur Smith . . . May 829

James Morton . . Jan. 12, 1 85 T. Ralston Smith . Oct. 851

John A. Murray Aug. 26, 1829 Shubael G. Spees . May 838

Alexander Nesbitt . Sept. 17, 1863 Isaac N. Sprague . Aug. 824 William W. Newell James M. Stevenson Oct. 864 Wm.W. Newell, Jr. Sept. 25, 1864 Joseph C. Stiles 830

George P. Noble . July 26, 1868 Austin P. Stockwell May 865

Mason Noble . . Feb. 15, 1832 Elijah W. Stoddard July 852

Herman Norton Feb. 9, 1826 James O. Stokes .

Oliver W. Norton . Nov. 10, 1840 Rollin S. Stone. . April 22

. Street . . James J. Ostrom Sept. 12, 1810 Thomas

. . . Oct. 16, John J. Owen . Oct. 7, 183 Caleb Strong

William Page . . Sept. 10, 1823 Isaac P. Stryker . Feb. 2

Charles Parker . . Nov. 5, 1848 George Thatcher . Jan. 3

Joel Parker . . . Feb. 1S27 Andrew Thomas . July 2 Horatio A. Parson Robert R. Thompson

John U. Parsons . Oct. 7, 1 83 George W, Timlow Feb.

William Patton . . June 7, 1820 Henry Toelke . . June

Charles . . 17, J. W. C. Pennington May 13, 1S38 Tracey July George W. Perkins May 30, 1830 George Uhler . . April 17,

Absalom Peters . . July 5, 1820 Sigmund Uhlfelder June 2,

Bernhard Pick . . April 8, 1868 Isaac Van Doren . Luther H. Van Doren

Avery S. Walker . Charles C. Wallace John P. Watson

Royal West . . . Samuel W. Whelpley

Henry White . .

Samuel J. White . Theodore F. White Samuel P. Whiting: .

CANDIDATES LICENSED

BY THE THIRD PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK.

Jacob J. Abbott . .

Andrew Abraham .

Carson W. Adams . Frederick H. Adams

William Addy . .

John M. Allis . . Alan son Alward

Joseph Anderson .

Luther H. Angier . William P. Apthorp Chester Armstrong

W. W. Atterbury ,

John W. Bailey . .

Samuel W, Bailey .

John F. Baird . .

Alvin Baker . . .

C. P. H. Baldwin . William P. Barker

Erastus S. Barnes . Edward O. Bartlett

W. F. V. Bartlett .

J. Hervey Beale

Henry Belden . .

William Belden, Jr. William H. Belden

James M. Bell . .

Robert C. Bell . .

Martin L. Berger .

Jacob Best . . . Lewis M. Birge

Albert C. Bishop .

Edwin C. Bissell . Charles P. Blanchard

James B. Bonar . .

1 84 APPENDIX.

Licensed. Licensed.

Robert W. Landis . Dec. 7, 1831 George Monilaws . April 12, 1841 Amos E. Lawrence April II, 1844 Alexander D. Moore April 3, i860

. April II, 1S34 S. . April 8, 1866 John J. Lawrence David Morgan

Louis P. Ledoux . April 9, 1 85 Richard C. Morse . Oct. 16, 1866

Samuel R. Leeds . April 10, 1S46 James C. Morton . April 3, 1849

. April James J. Leftwich . April 5, 1S59 John W. Moseley 4, 1854

. 7, 1841 Patrick J. Leo . . April 4, 1854 Joseph H. Myers June Delevan L. Leonard April ID, 1862 Alexander Nesbitt April 8, 1863

Josiah Leonard . . April 15, 1840 Wm. W., Jr. Newell April 5, 1864

Joseph P. Lestrade April 18, 1845 Oscar Newton . . April 7, 1852 April i860 John Lewis . . . April 7, 1843 George B. Newcomb 3,

IVlichael F. Libeneau April 12, 1841 George P. Noble . Mar. 2, 1S68

. 1S69 James A. Little . . April 5, 1859 Alfonzo R. Olney Feb. 16,

Nathaniel C. Lock April II, 1844 Henry Osborn . . April 18, 1845

V. Leroy Lockwood April 5, 1853 Henry S. Osborn . April 18, 1845

. April John F. Long . . April 10, 1862 Noah F. Packard 18, 1845

Francis E. Lord June 29, 1840 Samuel J. Parker . April 11, 1845

Thomas H. McCallie April 5, 1859 Patton . . . April 8, 1842

John McCampbell . April 5, 1853 Charles S. H. Payson April 7, 1857

James McChain April 12, 1 841 Charles Peabody . April 18, 1845

Charles H. McCrery Mar. 2, 1 868 Aaron B. Peflfers . April 5, 1853

Ebenezer McDowall June 14, 1833 Luther B. Pert . . Mar. 4,1870

H. Sneed McElroy April 3, 1850 Bernhard Pick , . Mar. 2, 1868

William T. McElroy April 4, 1854 Arthur T. Pierson . April 3, i860 April John McKean . . April II, 1855 Hamilton W. Pierson 10, 1848

Joseph McKee . April 18, 1845 William K. Piatt . April 7, 1843

Henry Z. McLain Mar. 4, 1870 William S. Post . April 4, 1854 D. D. T. McLaughlin April 7, 1843 Samuel S. Potter . April 18, 1845 Alexander McLean April 9, 1856 Charles H. Powell April 9, 1856 April E. Rankin April 7, 1843 James J. McMahon 5, 1853 Edward Benjamin F. McNeil Mar. 2, 1868 John W. Ray . . April 8, 1842

B. . . April 2, 1861 Daniel E. Magie . April 8, 1839 John Reeve

Augustus L. Marden April 5, 1859 Joseph H. Reid . Mar. 4, 1870

William A. Masker Feb. 7, 1870 Lewis H. Reid . . April 3,1850 Benjamin Relyea April 18, James G. Mason . April 2, 1866 J. 1845

T. Rhodes . April 10, 1862 James H. Mateer . Mar. 4, 1870 John

James T. Matthews April 5, 1859 George G. Rice . April 3, 1850

. . April i860 Alonzo B. Rich April 18, 1845 J. Allen Maxwell 3, Edgar .M. Richardson April 7, 1852 Warren Mayo . . April S, 1853

Richardson . April 1851 Otto Meerwin . . Mar. 2, 1868 J. M. 7, April Brutus C. Megie . Oct. 10, 1837 Sanford Richardson 4, 1854

. April William H. Megie . April 18, 1845 Herman C. Riggs 9, 1856 Henry G. Miles April 9, 1851 Benjamin G. Riley April 8, 1S39

William G. Miller . April 7, 1837 Belville Roberts . April 11, 1855

. April Cyrus T. Mills . . April 8, 1847 Burton Rockwood 7, 1843 APPENDIX. 185

Henry T. Rose

C. E. Rosenkrans . Joseph Rosenkrans

Levi P. Sabin . .

Rollin A. Sawyer . Samuel Sawyer

Elias S. Schenck . H. O. Schermerhorn

J. W. Schermerhorn Henry M. Scudder

Ora H. Seymour .

Ezra D. Shaw . . Franklin G. Sherrill

James Sinclair . .

James A. Skinner .

T. H. Skinner, Jr. .

Hiram Slauson . . James R. Smith

Socrates Smith . .

Peter Snyder . . Henry H. Stebbins

Ignace Steiner . .

Robert Sloss . . Austin P. Stockwell Charles A. Stoddard Elijah W. Stoddard

James W. Strong .

Byron Sunderland . Joseph W. Sutphen

John W. Teal . .

John C. Territt . . 1

LIST OF MINISTERS

BELONGING TO THE SECOND PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK FROM THE DISRUPTION IN 1838 TO THE REUNION IN 1870.

Ordained. Ordained.

April I S3 Matthew T. Adam . 1819 James McEwen 24, 5

Matthew Allison . Edwin R. McGregor 1848 1826 Robert Birch . . Sept. 17, 1837 William Mcjimpsey Oct. 20,

. George Brown . . Thomas Mack

William Bull . . Joseph R. Mann . Oct. 22, 1848

Hugh S. Carpenter Oct. 23, 1845 William Marshall . Aug. 7, 1823

Samuel T. Carter . Nov. 13, 1862 Ebenezer K. Maxwell

Thomas Carter . . June 22, 1863 William Meikle

William Cleland . David Mitchell . . Dec. 16, 1867

. I, W^iiliani Cochrane . June 7, 1859 Lewis W. Mudge Aug. 1867

Hugh S. Dickson . May 5, 1843 Duncan C. Niven .

Samuel F. Farmer. Nov. 1855 Thornton Niven .

Andrew Ferrier George Nixon . . Nov. 10, 1858

. . Sept. John N. Freeman . May 14, 186S James Petrie 30, 1840 Phillips Horace Galpin . . Alexander H. Oct. 20, 1831 1816 Wilson Phraner Oct. 28, 1851 William Gray . . Jan. 16,

. . II, 1820 David M. H alii day April 25, 1S38 Isaac W. Piatt July

Prime . . Oct. 21, 1861 W^illiam Hamilton . Wendell

B. Ramsay . Feb. 2, 1 841 Robert W. Henry • James Peter B. Heroy Oct. 23, 1845 Alexander Reid May 13, 1849

H. Robinson . . Alexander B. Jack . J. Joseph Sanderson . 1849 Jacob J. Janeway . 1799 Hugh B. Scott . . John Johnston . . Nov. 1809 William G.Johnstone C. B. Smith . . .

Smith . . David X. Junkin . Mar. 25, 1835 James Charles A. Stoddard Sept. 18, 1859 Robert Kirkwood . Morris C. Sutphen May I, i860 John H. Leggett . 1824 Thomas G. Wall . Oct. 17, 1852 John Lillie . • •

1 Samuel T. Wells . Oct. 31, 1843 Walter M. Lowrie . Nov. 9, 84

S. D. Westervelt . Joseph P. Lundy . Feb. 14, 1839

White . . . Thomas McAuley . Jolin A. McElroy Wylie Robert McCartee . May 20, 1S17

Joseph McElroy . LIST OF CANDIDATES

LICENSED BY THE SECOND PRESBYTERY OF NEW YORK

FROM 1838 TO 1870.

Licensed.

Ninian Bannatyne . William Bishop

William H. Brice . Thomas Burnett

Samuel T. Carter .

Thomas Carter . .

J. W. Cochrane . . William B. Crawford

Samuel Dodd . . Fielding N. Ewing Ezekiel Forman

John N. Freeman .

Abraham Gosman . Peter B. Heroy William W. Howard

INDEX.

Abbott, Gorham D., 93. Ballston Church, East, 30. Acquebogue, 15. Bannard, William, 56. Act and Testimony, 73. Barnes, Case of, 74. Adam, Matthew T., 89. Barrett, Gerrish, 79. Adams Memorial Church, 147. Bartlett, Dwight K., 114. Adams, William, 93, 94, 96, 103, 145. Barrows, Elijah P., 107. Adopting Act, 9. Baskingridge Church, 8.

Aikman, William, 143. Basis of Union, 75, 77, Ainslie Street Church, 59, 79. Bay, Andrew, 7, 21, 25. Albany Presbytery, 30. Bayles, Lewis C, 58. " Church, 24, 30. Beattie, James, 59. Alburtis, John, 38. Bellamy, Joseph, 16. Alexander Church, 62, 143. Bell, Goodloe B., 144. Alexander, George, 142. Benevolence, 151. " James W., 39. Bethlehem Church, 6, 9, 20. " Samuel D., 54. Bevan, Llewel3'n D., 145. Alexy, Gustav, 147. Birch, Robert, 52, 79. Allen, Timothy, 17. Bjerring, Nicolas, 148. Allen Street Church, 44, 72, loi, 104, Blatchford, Henry, 38.

144. Bleecker Street Church, 47, 72, 93, Allison, Matthew, 135. 94, loi, 105. Anderson, John, 39. Bliss, John C, 149. Annan, John E., 62, 142. Bloomingdale Church,' 112. " Robert, 88. Bloomingburg, 88.

Archibald, George D., 57, 75. Bloomingrove, 16. Armstrong, Amzi, 27. Boardman, William, 40. " William J., 93. Bohemian Church, 147. Astoria Church, 55, 79. Bonar, James B., 106. Atterbury, Anson P., 145. Booth, Henry M., 96. Austin, David, 25. " Robert R., no, 114, 142, 148. Ayres, Enos, 20. Bostwick, David, 15, 17, 19. Bottsford, Alfred P., 55. Babbitt, William H., 113. Eli F., 55. Bagg, D. Taylor, 93,95, no, Bowery Church, 46, 72, loi, 105. Baldwin, Elihu W., 72, loi, 104. Boynton, George M., 96. " Elisha B., 43. Bradford, Ebenezer, 23. Ballston Church, 30. Bradley, William, 104. ig2 INDEX.

Brainerd Church, 109, 113. Christmas, Joseph S., 47. Brainerd, Uavid, 15. Church Extension, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, " John, 15, 18. 97. ISO- Bridgeport Church, 58. City of Jersey Church, 29. Brisbin, Robert C, 89. Clark, Edward L., no. " Brick Church, 36, 37, 145. Daniel, 109. " Brooklyn, First Church, 46, 79. Frederick G., 55, 60, 90. " Second Church, 50. " Walter, no. " Third Church, no. Clarkstown Church, 61. " Fourth Church, in. Clelland, William, 135. " Cenfral Church, 56, 79. Clements, Alexander, 60. Broadway Tabernacle Church, 107. Clifton Church, 60. Brown, Daniel, 109. Close, John, 20. George, 133. Cochrane, William, 133. " Nehemiah, 89. Coe, David B., 109. Bruen, Mathias, 47. Colgan, Thomas, 13. Brush, Abner, iS. College of New Jersey, 14. Bull, William, 135. Coleman, James W., 96. Burchard, Samuel D., 108, 142, 148. Colored, Urst Church, 45, III. Burnet, Mathias, 24. Condict, Aaron, 27.

Burr, Aaron, 3, 8, 11, 15. Conkling, Nathaniel W., 38, 148. Bush, Charles P., III. Connecticut Farms Church, 7, 9, i5» Butts, Joshua, 54. 16, 26, 28, 29. Byram, Eliab, 15. Cook, Henry, 29. Corning, James L., 114. Caldwell, James, 21, 24. Cornish, Samuel E., 45, 79. Calvary Church, 147. Cory, Joseph, 51. Cambridge Church, 30. Covenant Church, 96. Campbell, Alfred E., 103. (Col.), 56, 145. loi, Canal Street Church, 39, 52, 79, 146. Cox, Samuel H., 42, 46, 72, 103. Candidates, 10, 65. Crafts, Wilbur F., 143. Crane, Elias W., 40. Carle, John J., 27. Carll, Buckley, 28. Crosby, Howard, 94. Carmine Street Church, 49, 93, 94, Gumming, Alexander, 16. 106. Currie's liush Church, 25, 30. Carroll, Daniel L., 46, 93. Carter, Samuel T., 55. Darien Church, 96. Carver, Thomas G., 9, 135. Davenport, James, 17. Cedar Street Church, 29,36, 39, 73, 88. Davison, Isaac S., 51, 58. " Central Church, 45, 72, 93,94, 1 10, 103. Robert A., 59. Cent Societies, 65. Dawson, T. Madison, 105, 143.

Chalker, Isaac, 3, 6. Day, Philemon R., 144. Chambers, George S., 62, 142. De Camp, Allen F., 149. " James, 147. Deems, Edward M., 144. Chapman, Robert H., 28. Delhi Church, 88. William R., 95. Demarest, John K., 62, 144. Cheever, George B., 104. Des Islets, Mousseau, 96. Chelsea Church, 44, 53, 143. Destitute Fields, 66. Cherry Valley Church, 30. Dewing, Jared, 51, 52. Dickinson, Jonathan, 4; i '> I3> '4- Christie, John J., 88. 3, 9) INDEX. 193

Dickinson, Richard W., 105. Forbes, Jesse F., 147. " R. S. Storrs, loS. Force, James G., 28. Dickson, Hugh, 132. Foreign Missions, 79. Disruption, 91, 92. Fortieth Street Church, 62, 142. Doctrinal Errors, 73. Forty-Second Street Church, 55, 143. Doench, Conrad, 147. Fourth Church, 146. Downer, David R., ic6. Fourteenth Street Church, 113, 146. Duane Street Church, 39. Foxcroft, 13. Dunlap, John, SS. Eraser, Alexander G., 48, 49. " Dunn, James B., 94. David R., 61. 106. Dutchess Presbytery, 9, 30. Free Church, First, 49, 72, loi, " " D wight, James H., 96. Second, 107. Third, 108. " East Jersey Presbytery, 4. Fourth, 108. Eaton, Horace, 93, 107. Freeman, Jonathan, 27, 30. Ebenezer Church, 62. " Amasa S., 95. Edgar, David, 59. French Evangelical Church, 96, 146. Edgewater, First Church, 60. Frey, Christian F., 44. Education, 30, 64. Funk, Seymour P., 40. Egbert, James C, 113. Eighth Church, 43. Garnet, Henry H., 112, 148. " Avenue Church, 51, Sg. Gardner, Edward P., 114. " Street Church, 92, 95. German Church, Second, 147. " " Eighty-fourth Street Church, 58, 145. 109. Eleventh Church, 93, 95, in. Giles, John, 28. Elizabeth Street Church, 41. Gillett, Ezra H., 93, 95, 112.

Elizabethtown, 4, 9, 16, 21, 25, 2S, 29. Goldsmith, John, 40. Elmer, Jonathan, 16. Goshen Church, 8, 9, iS, 30. Ely, James, 79. Graham, Chauncey, 17. " Ezra S., 38. Graham's Church, 88. Emanuel Church, 55. Grand Street Church, 58. Englevvood Church, 96. Grandlienard, Henri L., 146. Enterprises, New, 66. Grant, John, 15. Gray, William, 135. Evans, Thomas J., 52, 79. 42, 43, 44, Green, Jacob, 15, 22, 23. Faith Church, 148. Greenleaf, Jonathan, 53, 79. " Faitoute, George, 26, 31, 35, 40. Joseph, 61. Farmer, Samuel F., 60, 136. Greensburgh Church, 48. " P'emale Societies, 65. South, 48, 134. Ferrier, Andrew, 135. Griffin, Edward D. 27, 28, 31. Fifteenth Street Church, 40, 54. Grover, Joseph, 23. Fiftieth Street Tabernacle Church, 59. Gubby, James, 60. Findlay, John B., 79. Finney, Charles G., 107. Hall, John, 40. First Church, 147. Halsey, Charles, 90. " First Union Church, 143. A. Woodruff, 144. " Fish, Peter, 26, 31, 36. Samuel P. 114. Fisher, Samuel, 30. Hamilton, Samuel M., 146. " Fishkill Church, 17. William, 136. Florida Church, 20, 23, 24, 30. Hamden Church, 133. 13 194 INDEX.

Hammond Street Church, 54. Jacobus, Melancthon W., 46.

Hanover Church, 5, 6, 9, 15, 20, 27. Jamaica Church, 7,11, 16,19,24,36,40. " South Church, 27, 2S. Jane way, Jacob J., 135. Harkness, James, 42, 61. Jenkins, Jenkin, 108. Harlan, Richard D., 147. Jersey City, First Church, 53. " Harlem Church, 93, 95, 112, 144. Second Church, 113. " Harpcrsficid Church, 26, 30. Third Church, 60. " Hart, Charles E., 62. Scotch Church, 61, 133. Harvey, Joseph, 52, 79. Jewett, A. D. Lawrence, 59. Hastings, Thomas S., 94, 149. Johnes, Timothy, 15. Hatfield, Edwin F., 105, 112. Johns, Reading B., 148. Haverstraw Church, 112. Johnson, Baker, 72, loi. " Central Church, 95. Johnstown Church, 30. " North Church, 59. Johnstone, John, 53. Haynes, Selden, 108. Johnson, Nathaniel E., 108. Hemstead Church, 36, 41, 133. Johnstone, William G., 134. Hewet, Nathaniel, 58. Joline, John, 30. Hillyer, Asa, 28, 31. Jones, Jonathan J., 93. Hitchcock, Edward W., 113, 146.

Hoadley, James H., 148. Kellogg, Alfred H., 54. Hoboken, First Church, 113. Kennedy, David, 57. " West Church, 113. Kerr, Nathan, 30. Hodge, Casper W., 59, 79. " Joseph R., 146.

Hoge, William J., 37. Kettletas, Abraham, 16. Hoover, Charles, 113. King, Andrew, 24, 30. Hope Church, 56. " Barnabas, 29. " Hopewell Church, 27, 30. David, 53. Hopper, Edward, 62. " Frederick La R., 59. Holt, Edwin, 93, 96. " James S., 60. Hopkins, David, 90. Kingsbury Church, 30. Horton, Azariah, 15. Kirkwood, Robert, 136. " Simon, 3, 7, 15. Kittredge, Abbott E., 95, 142. Houston, Joseph, 3, 5. Knox Church, 149. Houston and Thompson Streets " Hugh, 17. Church, 149. " James, iii. " Hovey, J. Parsons, 95. John P., 79. Howe, Franklin S., 114. Kollock, Henry, 28. Howell, Samuel N., 136. Krebs, John M., 38.

Hubbell, Nathaniel, 3, 5. Kriisi, Bartolomio, 58. Hudson Presbytery, 30. Kuypers, William P., 31. Hunter, Henry, 44, 144. Huntington Church, 89. Laight Street Church, 42, 72, loi, 103.

Imbrie, Charles K., 53. Lamb, Joseph, 3, 7. Ingersoll, John, 107. Lansing, Dirck C, 108. Inglis, David, 132. Latimer, James, 143. Irish Church, 36, 38. Lee, Lewis II., 53.

Lcggett, John H., 4, 48, 136. " Jack, Alexander "B., 134. Theodore A., 95, 144.

Jackson, Thomas, 42, 43. Leonard, Silas, 3, 8. INDEX. 195

Lewis, Amzi, 23. McGlashon, Alexander, 62. Lewis, William B., no. McGowan, John H., 146. Lexington Avenue Church, 132, 143. McGregor, Edward R., 135. Lillie, John, 132. IVIcGregorie, David, 17. Lindsley, Charles E., 90. Mcjimpsey, James, 88. " " John, 26. William, 136. Linn, William, 25. McKnight, John, 26. Little IJritain Church, SS. McKelvey, Alexander, 146.

Little, John, 57. McLane, James W., no. Lock, Nathaniel C, 56. McLeod, R. B., 88. Longmore, David, 52. " John, 106. Loring, Joscphus B., 93. McLelland, Alexander, 38. Lowrie, John C, 55. McMahon, James, 60. " Walter M., 135. McNeice, John, 29, 31, 35, 36, 38. Lucas, George C, 104, 113. McWhorter, Alexander, 18, 21, 31. Ludlow, Henry G., 48, 73, loi, 103. Meikle, William, i'34. Lundy, John P., 132. Mendham Church, 4, 15, 27. Lyle, John, 62. Mercer Street Church, no. Milledoler, Philip, 29, 31, 35,36, 38. Maclise, David M., 62, 143. Miller, Alexander, 20. " Macdonald, James M., 40, 54. Samuel, 26, 31, 35, 36-41. Mack, Thomas, 133. Mills, George, 109. Madison Avenue Church, 56. " William, 19. " Square Church, 96, 145. Mines, P'lavel S., 42, 103. " StreetChurch, 58,93,95, no. Mingins, George J., 148. Mairs, George, 88. Mission Fields, 30. Maltby, John, 17. Missions, Overture on, 20. Manhattan Church, 56. Missionary Society, Young Men's, 67. Manhattan Island Church, 109. Mitchell, David, 146. Manhattanville, 96. Moffat, John, 16. Mann, Joel, 108. Moment, Alfred H., 144, 148. " Joseph R., 132. Monilaws, George, in. Manwarring, Giles, 54. Monthly Concert, 79. Marling, Francis H., 146. Montreal Church, 47, 72, 101, 106, 143.

Martin, Sella J., n2. Monteith, Walter, 89. Mason, Cyrus, 39. Morrisania, 56. " Ebenezer, 105. Morris Presbytery, 24. " Erskine, 47, 72, 93, 94, loi, Mount Pleasant Church, 42, 132. 105. " Washington Church, 132, 146-

" John, 50, 88. Mulligan, John, 88. " John ^L, 88. Murray, Chauncey D., 57. Mathews, George D., 144. " Hill Church, 62, 142.

Mattituck Church, 9. " James O., 145. McAuley, Thomas, 38, 89, 92. Murray Street Church, 88, 89. McCampbell, George M., 144.

McCartee, Robert, 39, 57, 79, 135. Neander, John, 79. McDonald, John, 24, 30. New Brunswick Presbytery, 10, n.

McDowell, John, 24, 30. Newark Church, 6, 9, iS, 28. McEckron, George M., 57, 144. Newburgh Church, 88, 134. McElroy, Joseph, 88. Newell, William W., 104, 144, 145. 196 INDEX.

Newell, William W., Jr., 143. Perth Amboy, Church, 29. Nettleton, Asahel, 40. Peters, Absalom, 72. New Providence Church, 16, 28. Petrie, James, 133. " Rochelle Church, 43. Philadelphia Convention, 75. " Scotland Church, 30. Phelps, George O., 144. " Windsor Church, 20. Phillips Church, 54. " " York, 5, 13, 16, 17, 19, 26, 14S. George, 3, 7. " York Fourth Presbytery, 93. William W., 37, 88, 89.

Newtown Church, 7, 9, 15, 21, 25,36, Phraner, Wilson, 133. 40, 79. Piermont Church, 57. Nineteenth Street & Fifth Avenue Pierson, John, 3, 4, 11. Church, 39. Pisek, Vincent, 147. Ninth Church, 52. Plumley, Gardiner S., 59. Niven, Duncan C, 136. Porter, Charles S., 107. " Thornton M., 134. Potts, Arthur, 57. " Noble, Mason, 93, 94, iii. George, 39, 54. North Church, 49, 72, loi, 105, 112, Presbytery, New Brunswick, 10, 11. " 145. East Jersey, 3, 8, 9. " Northrop, Henry D., 60, 147. Long Island, 3, 7, 9.

North West Church, 61. New York, 3, 9, 31,35,84, Norton, Herman, loi, 106. 141- " ^ Second, 91. / -2-i/ Nuttman, John, 3, 6. NewYork, 79, ~y ^ " " " Fourth, 87, 93. " Oakey, Peter D., 40, 79. Ass. Ref. 87, 88. Oakley, Charles M., 51. Price, Eliphalet, 29. Ogilvie, James, 47. Prime, Samuel I., 79. Orange Church, 15, 27, 28. " Wendell, 134.

Ostrom, James J., 90, 93, 109. Princeton Seminary, 64. Overture, 10, 11. Proudfit, James, 88. Providence Church, 133. Page, William, 109. Provost Street, 47.

Palisades Church, 61. Pumry, Samuel, 3, 7. Park Church, 55. Puritans Church, 146. Parker, Joel, 50, 72, 94, 106. Parkhurst, Charles H., 145. Rahway Church, 15, 28. Parsippany Church, 20, 23. Ramsay, James S., 145. Patton, Francis L., 52, 58, 145. Rankin, Edward E., 55. " William, 45, 72, 101, 103. Read, Charles S., 89, 93. Paxton, John R., 149. Redeemer, Church of, 148. " William M., 37, 147. Reid, Ale.xander, 135. Payson, Edward P., 143. Reunion, 75, 77, 78, 136. " George S., 146. Remson's Bush Church, 30. Pearl Street Church, 88, 89, 93. Revivals, 12, 13, 82, 83. Pcekskill Church, 48, 79. Rice, Benjamin H., 89. " Pemberton, Ebenezer, 3, 5, ir, 14, 16. Nathan L., 39, 40. Penny, Joseph, 51, 88. Richards, Aaron, 15. " Pennington, James C. W., 11 1. James, 27. Peppard, Francis, 20. Riggs, Elias, 29. Perkins, George W., 47, 72, loi, 106. Riley, Henry A., 51, 89. Perrine, Matthew L. R., 28, 42. Rivington Street Church, (Ger.), 114. INDEX. 197

Riverdale Church, 96. Slocum, John J., 109. Robertson, Samuel, 41. Sloss, Robert, 146. Rockland Lake Church, 60. Smith, Asa D., 109, 114. Rockwood, L. Burton, 93. " Caleb, 15. Rockaway Church, 20, 27, 29. " E. G., 93. Rockwell, Edson, " J. 56, 79. Edward D., 44, 53. Robinson, Charles S., 142. " George L., 136. Rocseticus Church, 15. " James, 135. Rodgers, John, 18, 21, 31, 35, 36. " John, 17, 88. Roe, Azel, 21. " T. Ralston, 105, 108. Romeyn, John B., 29, 31, 35, 36, 39. " Thomas G., 88. Rogers, Edwin E., 144. Snodgrass, William D., 54, 89. Rondout Church, 50. Somers, First Church, in. Roosevelt, Washington, 112. Specs, Shubael G., iii. Rosenthal, Charles D., 61. Spencer, Ichabod S., 50. Rose Hill Church, in. Elihu, 16. Rossiter, Stealy B., 146. Spring Street Church, 42. Rowell, Morse, 62, " " 53, 143, 147. (New), 48, 73, Id, 103, Rowan, Stephen N., 43, 144. Rowland, " Henry A., 72, 89, lOl. Gardiner, 37. Rutgers Church, 29, 36, 38, 56, 15S. Springfield Church, 20, 21, 29. Rye Church, 17, 49. Sprague, Isaac N., loS. Stamford Church, 114. Sabbath Schools, 80, 151. Stanton Street Church, 132. Salem Church, 22. Stebbins, Henry H., 96. Sample, Robert F., 147. Stafford, Ward, 44, 46. Sanford, Joseph, 46. Stead, Benjamin F., 55, 79. Sanderson, Joseph, 132, 143. Steins, Frederick, 58. Schenck, William, 30. Stephenson, William, 148. William E., 54. Stevenson, John M., 75, Scrimgeour, R., 88. Paul E., 53. Schenectady Church, 20, 25, 30. St. John, Oliver S., 95. Scotch Church, 146. Stiles, Joseph C, no. Scott, Hugh B., 136. Stoddard, Charles A., 133, 148. " William A., 55. Stone, Rollin S., no. Sea and Land Church, 62. Street, Thomas, 145. Setauket Church, 7, 9. Strong, Caleb, 106. Seventh Avenue Church, 56. Stryker, Isaac P., 113. Seventh Church, 43,72, loi, 104, 143. St. Augustine Church, 63. Second Avenue Church, 107. Sturgeon, Robert, 17. Shedd, William G. T., 37, 75. Succasunna Church, 20, 23, 25. Shimeall, Richard C, 56. Sutphen, Morris C, 136, 146. Shiloh Church, 148. Sutton, J. Ford, 142. Simpson, Albert B., 148. Sweet Hollow Church, 49. Sixth Avenue Church, 52. Sj-mmes, Timothy, 15. " Street Church, 95, 114. Synod of Philadelphia, 12. Sing Sing Church, 132. " " N. Y. and Philadelphia, 18. Sixth Church, 93, 113. Skinner, Thomas H.,iio. Tabernacle Church, 50. " Thomas H., Jr., 94. Tarriffville, 54, 79. I9S INDEX.

Taylor, William II., 61. Weed, Henry R., 40.

Teifair, David, SS. Wells, John D., 53, 79. Temperance, 81, 82, 151. " Samuel T., 135. Tenneiit, Gilbert, 10. " George II., 143. Tenafly Church, 134. W^elch Church, 93, 94. Thane, Daniel, 17. (New), 108.

Thatcher, George, 104. Wei ton, Alonzo, 50. Theological Seminaries, 63, 64. West Church, 105, 149. Thirteenth Street Church, 112, 148. " Twenty-third Street Church, Thompson, Stephen O., 28. 60, 90, 147. Thompsonvillc Church, 52, 79 Westminster Church, 57, 144. 5S, Thomson, John, 146. Westfield Church, 5, 9, 16. Thompson, Robert G., 54, 79. Westervelt, Samuel O., 135. Throgs Neck Church, 59. West Farms Church, 89. Toelke, Henry, 114. Whelpley, Melancthon W., 37. Treat, Joseph, 19. White, Erskine N., 90, 93, 147. Nathaniel, " Tucker, 17. Henry, 44, 72, 93, loi, 104. " " William J., 145. Sylvanus, 3, 8. Twenty-eighth Street Church, 60. Whitcfield, George, 12, 13. Twombly, Alexander, 114. Whitakcr, Nathaniel, 16.

White Plains Church, 17, 47. Union Church, 50. White, Calvin, 27. Union Tabernacle Church, 149. Williams, Gcrshom, 29.

Union, First Church, 55, 72, loi, I06, Williamsburg, First Church, 53, 79. " 143; Scotch Church, 57, 79. " University Church, 52. German Church, 58,79. " Place Church, 54, 142. Wickham, Joseph D., 72, loi.

Wilmot, Walter, 3, 8, 13. Van Arsdalen, Jacob, 21. Wilson, James D., 94, 103. Van Deusen, Albert, 143. " Henry M., 56. Vandewater Street Church, 44. " Samuel R., 58. Van Doren, Luther H., 61, 103. Winslow, Hubbard, 61.

Van Dyke, Henry J., 46, 79. Wolferz, Louis, 148. E., Vermilye, Thomas 44. Woodbridge Church, 4, 9, 17, 21. " " Village Church, 48, 109. Second, 27, Vincent, Marvin R., 145. Woodhull, Nathan, 31, 35, 40. Visitation of Churches, 102. Woodruff, I'enjamin, 16. Worrall. Juhn M., 149. Wall, Thomas G., 134. Wood, A. A., 93. Wall Street Church, 36, 89. Wright, Theodore S., iii.

Walkill Church, 5, 9. Wyfie, H. McElroy, 136. Wahrenberger, Jacob, 61. " David G., 146, 149.

Wallabout Church, 53, 79. Warford, John, 22, 30. YONKERS, First Church, 113. Warwick Church, 20, 30. Yorkville Church, 54, 55. Washington HcightsChurch, 133, 14S. Young, John, 25.

Webb, Joseph, 3, 6. Webster, Charles, 41. ZioN Church, 147.

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